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
19.2%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-29.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.8 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -0.3 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -2.0 pp (-12.8%) |