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
7.7%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +2.5 pp (32.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.4% | — |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.5 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -3.5 pp (-35.4%) |