Lavaca County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lavaca 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
9.6%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-22.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.8 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.4 pp (-15.9%) |