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
16.0%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-16.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.4 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.7% | — |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |