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
22.8%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-16.0 pp
% change
-70.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.4 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -11.8 pp (-74.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +2.7 pp (65.9%) |