Fort Lawn town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Lawn town'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
22.9%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-43.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -6.0 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -1.0 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +1.8 pp (11.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -5.2 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.5 pp (4%) |