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
7.7%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-31.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.5 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.6 pp (12.8%) |