Lenoir County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lenoir 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
16.5%
2023
17.4%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+5.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +1.3 pp (7.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.8% | — |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -1.5 pp (-7.9%) |