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
14.8%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.5 pp (10.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -0.9 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -1.7 pp (-11%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -1.8 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |