Florence, SC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Florence, 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
15.9%
2023
13.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-12.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -1.2 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |