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
16.9%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-10.1 pp
% change
-59.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -7.2 pp (-42.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -4.3 pp (-38.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |