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
15.3%
2023
15.4%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+0.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.9 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +0.6 pp (4.1%) |