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
15.8%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-62.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -15.8 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +7.1 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.2 pp (-16.9%) |