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
25.5%
2023
24.4%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-4.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -4.6 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.0% | — |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +2.2 pp (9.9%) |