Knox County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Knox 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
11.5%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-8.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +0.6 pp (5.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +0.4 pp (3.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.6 pp (-5.4%) |