Durham County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Durham 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
12.0%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.9 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.7 pp (-8%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |