Jefferson County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jefferson 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
4.4%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-61.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -1.0 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.4 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.2 pp (13.3%) |