Walterboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Walterboro 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
21.6%
2023
30.6%
Total change
+9.0 pp
% change
+41.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -6.0 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +7.8 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -0.5 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +7.5 pp (32.5%) |