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
10.3%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-90.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.2 pp (11.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -1.7 pp (-60.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.1 pp (-9.1%) |