Rutherford County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rutherford 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
14.2%
2023
13.3%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-6.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -2.4 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.4 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +0.5 pp (3.9%) |