Russell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Russell 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
15.4%
2023
18.0%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +1.8 pp (11.1%) |