Laclede County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laclede County'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
17.0%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-32.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.8 pp (16.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -0.7 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |