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
17.8%
2023
18.3%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+2.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.3% | — |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +0.9 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -2.9 pp (-13.7%) |