Lee County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lee 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
4.6%
2023
15.2%
Total change
+10.6 pp
% change
+230.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.4 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +3.6 pp (31%) |