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
12.1%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-3.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -0.9 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.8% | — |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |