Myrtle Beach city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Myrtle Beach 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
17.6%
2023
11.8%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-33%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -1.8 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.9 pp (5.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -2.8 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -3.4 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +1.3 pp (12.4%) |