Columbia County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbia 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
21.5%
2023
19.1%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-11.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.6 pp (2.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.8 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.9 pp (4.9%) |