Southampton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Southampton 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
9.4%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-25.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.7 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +1.1 pp (21.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.7 pp (11.1%) |