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
22.2%
2023
17.0%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -4.3 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +2.0 pp (11.2%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -4.1 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.9 pp (5.6%) |