Pickens County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pickens 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
36.6%
2023
29.2%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.6% | — |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -0.8 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 33.2% | — |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -1.0 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -3.0 pp (-9.3%) |