Gaston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gaston 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
12.8%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-26.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -2.2 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.9 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.8 pp (9.3%) |