Sampson County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sampson 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
17.8%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -2.2 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.7% | — |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +1.0 pp (7.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -1.1 pp (-7.5%) |