Saluda County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Saluda 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
15.4%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+27.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -3.5 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.2% | — |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +1.4 pp (8.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +2.1 pp (11.9%) |