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
3.1%
2023
4.2%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+35.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.8 pp (21.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.3 pp (-6.7%) |