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
12.9%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -1.1 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.6 pp (6.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |