Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, 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
11.9%
2023
10.0%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -1.2 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -0.2 pp (-2%) |