Pender County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pender 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
8.1%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-29.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -4.9 pp (-44.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.5 pp (-8.1%) |