Aiken County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Aiken County'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
9.2%
2023
14.4%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+56.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +7.1 pp (77.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.8% | — |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +3.9 pp (33.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -1.3 pp (-8.3%) |