Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Winston-Salem, 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
12.7%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-22.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.8 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -0.5 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.5 pp (-4.9%) |