Columbus city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbus 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
11.0%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +1.6 pp (14.5%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -2.9 pp (-23%) |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +4.1 pp (42.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -6.4 pp (-46.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +1.3 pp (17.6%) |