Johnston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Johnston 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
11.9%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-6.6 pp
% change
-55.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.9 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.5 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.3 pp (-5.4%) |