New Bern, NC Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Bern, 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
11.0%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-2.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.6 pp (5.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.7 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |