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
6.6%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+12.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -1.1 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.4 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.7 pp (14.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +1.9 pp (34.5%) |