Berkeley County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Berkeley 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
6.9%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-84.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.8 pp (-40.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.0 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +1.1 pp (0%) |