Lawton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lawton 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
14.3%
2023
16.1%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+12.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.5 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +0.4 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.3 pp (8.8%) |