Wilmington, NC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilmington, 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
10.9%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.8 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -0.9 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.6 pp (-8.2%) |