Wolfe County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wolfe 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
4.5%
2023
6.4%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+42.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.3 pp (6.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.9 pp (20.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.1 pp (20.8%) |