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
17.7%
2023
20.7%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.5 pp (8.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.9% | — |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +3.1 pp (17.6%) |