Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Roanoke Rapids, 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
20.7%
2023
19.2%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-7.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -0.9 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +0.5 pp (2.5%) |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -1.9 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +0.7 pp (3.8%) |