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
27.7%
2023
25.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-6.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.7% | — |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -0.9 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -1.1 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +1.8 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.2 pp (0.8%) |