Knox city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Knox city'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
13.7%
2023
32.3%
Total change
+18.6 pp
% change
+135.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.4 pp (10.2%) |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +9.9 pp (65.6%) |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -2.9 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +5.0 pp (22.6%) |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +5.2 pp (19.2%) |