Columbia borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbia borough'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
15.8%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-25.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.7 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -3.3 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -4.1 pp (-31.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +0.5 pp (5.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +2.1 pp (21.9%) |