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
3.4%
2023
1.2%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-64.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -1.2 pp (-35.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.2 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.8 pp (200%) |