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
39.3%
2023
20.5%
Total change
-18.8 pp
% change
-47.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.3% | — |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -3.1 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -7.2 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -11.3 pp (-39%) |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +6.4 pp (36.2%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -3.6 pp (-14.9%) |