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
5.5%
2023
9.6%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+74.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.9 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -1.6 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +3.8 pp (126.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.2 pp (17.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +1.6 pp (20%) |