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
10.7%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-30.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.2 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.5 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.6%) |