Laurel County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laurel 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
20.8%
2023
17.4%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-16.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -2.4 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.1% | — |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.9 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +1.2 pp (7.4%) |