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
10.5%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+6.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +1.3 pp (12.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.6%) |