Cleveland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cleveland 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
14.4%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-24.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.0 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +2.0 pp (29.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +2.1 pp (23.9%) |