Jena town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jena town'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
31.8%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-26.6 pp
% change
-83.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -14.0 pp (-44%) |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -6.7 pp (-37.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -4.7 pp (-42.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.1 pp (32.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -3.3 pp (-38.8%) |