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
7.0%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+5.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.4 pp (5.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.7 pp (-8.6%) |