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
7.6%
2023
9.4%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +3.7 pp (60.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -0.4 pp (-4.1%) |