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
24.3%
2023
30.7%
Total change
+6.4 pp
% change
+26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.3% | — |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +4.7 pp (19.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 25.0% | — |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +3.5 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +2.2 pp (7.7%) |