Goldsboro, NC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Goldsboro, 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
16.0%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-23.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.3 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -1.3 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -0.8 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -0.9 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -1.1 pp (-8.3%) |