Greenwood County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Greenwood 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
8.8%
2023
12.4%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+40.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.5 pp (5.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +2.0 pp (18.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |