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
8.2%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-22%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.7 pp (8.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -0.9 pp (-12.3%) |