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
5.9%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-10.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.3 pp (5.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.8 pp (17.8%) |