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
7.7%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.5 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.7 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.9 pp (-16.1%) |