Edgecombe County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edgecombe 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
20.5%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-7.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |