Chowan County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chowan County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
16.8%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+4.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -1.5 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.0% | — |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -1.4 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |