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
18.7%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-33.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -2.5 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.3% | — |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |