Smith County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Smith 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
6.2%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +1.2 pp (19.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.1 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.2 pp (-4.9%) |