Barnwell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Barnwell 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
11.8%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.1 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +0.8 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |