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
1.9%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-21.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.1 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.3 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.3 pp (25%) |