Mecklenburg County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mecklenburg 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
12.5%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-4.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +2.3 pp (18.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.1% | — |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.5 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.7 pp (-12.5%) |