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
42.4%
2023
27.2%
Total change
-15.2 pp
% change
-35.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.4% | — |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -9.9 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.2% | — |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +2.8 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -1.8 pp (-6.2%) |