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
5.2%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.3% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.7 pp (21.2%) |