Ladysmith city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ladysmith city'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
17.2%
2023
12.4%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-27.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -9.6 pp (-55.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.8 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +3.9 pp (57.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.4 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +4.1 pp (49.4%) |