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
4.3%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-44.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.4 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.7 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp (4.3%) |