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
20.0%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-35%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -2.5 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -1.6 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -0.8 pp (-5%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -1.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -0.7 pp (-5.1%) |