Winston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Winston 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
17.5%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-49.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +5.7 pp (32.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -4.7 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -6.6 pp (-42.9%) |