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
30.4%
2023
21.2%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-30.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.4% | — |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.0% | — |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |