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
10.9%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-26.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.0% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +2.1 pp (30%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -1.1 pp (-12.1%) |