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
8.4%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-14.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -3.5 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.5% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +1.9 pp (34.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |