Nashville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Nashville 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
28.5%
2023
23.0%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-19.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.5% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -2.7 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -3.3 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -3.7 pp (-16%) |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +3.6 pp (18.6%) |