Walker County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Walker 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
16.5%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -4.5 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.5% | — |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.6 pp (13.8%) |