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
12.5%
2023
13.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+4.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -0.6 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.2% | — |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +1.1 pp (9%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |