Lamar County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lamar 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
4.9%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+14.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +1.6 pp (32.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.6 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.6 pp (-22.2%) |