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
16.5%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-10.3 pp
% change
-62.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.9 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +1.4 pp (20.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -2.1 pp (-25.3%) |