North Carolina: Poverty Rate Trend
How North Carolina'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
11.8%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -1.2 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.7% | — |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |