Shelby County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shelby 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
5.0%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp (9.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |