Laurens County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laurens 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
21.2%
2023
19.2%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-9.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -1.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.9% | — |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +0.7 pp (3.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -1.4 pp (-6.8%) |