Rhea County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rhea 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
2.6%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-73.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.7 pp (65.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.6 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.8 pp (-72%) |