Charleston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charleston 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
10.2%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-29.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -1.5 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.4 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |