Laurens city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laurens 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
6.9%
2023
7.5%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+8.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +4.7 pp (68.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.6 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -2.6 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.9 pp (-10.7%) |