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
7.5%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -1.0 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.7 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.5 pp (27.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -0.7 pp (-10%) |