Lake County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake 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
23.4%
2023
33.4%
Total change
+10.0 pp
% change
+42.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.2 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.2% | — |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +2.5 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +6.7 pp (25.1%) |