Richland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Richland 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
9.2%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-39.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.0 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.6 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.8 pp (-24.3%) |