Lauderdale County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lauderdale 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
7.1%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-60.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -0.5 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.3 pp (-51.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.6 pp (27.3%) |