Salt Lake County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salt Lake 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
7.2%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-26.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.1 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -0.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp (3.9%) |