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
9.4%
2023
15.8%
Total change
+6.4 pp
% change
+68.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.6 pp (17%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.6 pp (-50.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -3.2 pp (-59.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +13.6 pp (618.2%) |