North Charleston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How North Charleston 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
18.4%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-37.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -2.2 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -1.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -1.6 pp (-11%) |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.2 pp (-9.4%) |