Oak Ridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oak Ridge 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
12.3%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-38.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.8 pp (6.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.9 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -1.6 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -2.5 pp (-24.8%) |