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
17.6%
2023
20.6%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+17%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -2.8 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.9% | — |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -1.9 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +1.6 pp (8.4%) |