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
14.1%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-17%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +2.5 pp (17.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.5% | — |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |