Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area'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
9.7%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.9 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.6 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.1%) |