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
7.7%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-63.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -5.8 pp (-75.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.1% | — |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.1 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +1.8 pp (180%) |