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
18.2%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-12.1 pp
% change
-66.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -7.5 pp (-41.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -3.5 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -1.4 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.7 pp (12.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.4 pp (-6.2%) |