Lamar city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lamar 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
21.1%
2023
29.5%
Total change
+8.4 pp
% change
+39.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -2.9 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +10.7 pp (58.8%) |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -2.0 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +0.7 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +1.9 pp (6.9%) |