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
15.7%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-15.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.5 pp (3.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -1.0 pp (-7%) |