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
19.7%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-19.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -1.8 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.7% | — |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.5 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.7 pp (4.6%) |