Lawrence County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lawrence 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
9.7%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-89.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -9.7 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +13.7 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -12.7 pp (-92.7%) |