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
0.0%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+8.6 pp
% change
%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +1.7 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -1.6 pp (-53.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +7.2 pp (514.3%) |