Knoxville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Knoxville 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
12.6%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-56.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -2.9 pp (-25.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +1.3 pp (15.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -4.1 pp (-42.7%) |