New Hanover County: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Hanover 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
5.7%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.6 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.5 pp (10.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -1.3 pp (-25.5%) |