Richmond County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Richmond 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
13.8%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-71.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -3.8 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -3.6 pp (-61%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +1.6 pp (69.6%) |