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
10.4%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -0.6 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |