Wake County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wake 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
14.1%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-67.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -1.4 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.3 pp (-22%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |