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
10.6%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-30.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.8 pp (-9.8%) |