Knoxville, TN Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Knoxville, TN Metro Area'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
11.3%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.1 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.8 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |