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
17.3%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-12.6 pp
% change
-72.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -8.9 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.2 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +3.5 pp (291.7%) |