Moore County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Moore 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
23.0%
2023
18.0%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-21.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.2 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.6% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -2.3 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +0.7 pp (4%) |