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
1.5%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+93.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.6 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.2 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.8 pp (114.3%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +1.2 pp (80%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp (7.4%) |