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
6.5%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-35.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.5 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |