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
5.8%
2023
9.1%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+56.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.5 pp (-5.2%) |