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
9.1%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.2 pp (13.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -0.6 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -1.1 pp (-10.7%) |