Putnam County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Putnam 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
9.7%
2023
13.6%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+40.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.9 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.6 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +1.7 pp (14.3%) |