Laurel city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laurel 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
6.4%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+14.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -0.6 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +1.2 pp (20.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +0.8 pp (11.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.5 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |