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
6.3%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+41.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.0 pp (15.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.4 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.4 pp (18.7%) |