Boone, NC Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Boone, NC Micro Area'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
10.9%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-27.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.6 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.6 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.0 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.7 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.9 pp (12.9%) |