Burlington, NC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Burlington, NC Metro 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
13.3%
2023
10.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-21.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -0.9 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -0.6 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |