Columbus County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbus 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
5.7%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+54.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +3.2 pp (56.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.2% | — |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -1.2 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -3.2 pp (-26.7%) |