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
8.1%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+8.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.3 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.9 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.6 pp (-6.4%) |