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
7.5%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.5 pp (6.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -4.7 pp (-58.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +3.1 pp (93.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.6 pp (-11.3%) |