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
32.9%
2023
17.1%
Total change
-15.8 pp
% change
-48%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -19.3 pp (-58.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -8.6 pp (-55.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +10.2 pp (147.8%) |