Rusk County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rusk 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
11.8%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +2.3 pp (19.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.9% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.8 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -6.5 pp (-47.4%) |