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
12.4%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-54%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +1.1 pp (8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.5 pp (-8.1%) |