Poverty Rate Falls In Forsyth County

Poverty is declining in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Annual Community Survey shows that the poverty rate for those 18 and over in Forsyth County dropped from about 17 percent to just under 15 percent in 2015.

Numbers show that the rate in Winston-Salem also dropped nearly three percentage points to 18.6 percent.

The Winston-Salem Journal quotes Mayor Allen Joines as saying the figures are “obviously good news.”

Joines says an anti-poverty task force is working on getting those numbers down even further.

Poverty rates were down significantly in Davidson County, dropping nearly four percentage points overall.

According to the survey, there were no significant changes in Guilford, Surry and Rockingham counties.

The poverty threshold in 2015 was just over $24,000 for a family of two adults and two children.