Lafayette County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafayette 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
3.7%
2023
4.9%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+32.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.9 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.7 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |