Charleston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charleston city'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
18.9%
2023
15.7%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -0.8 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -1.3 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.2 pp (7.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -2.0 pp (-11.3%) |