Columbus, MS Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbus, MS Micro 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
17.1%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-8.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -1.0 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -1.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +1.4 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |