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
29.9%
2023
25.2%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-15.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.9% | — |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +3.2 pp (10.7%) |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +7.9 pp (23.9%) |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +0.6 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -2.9 pp (-7%) |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -13.5 pp (-34.9%) |