Fentress County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fentress County'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
18.3%
2023
13.8%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -2.2 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +0.7 pp (4.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -1.8 pp (-11.5%) |