Lewis County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lewis 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
20.4%
2023
16.6%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-18.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.7 pp (3.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.1% | — |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -1.3 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -5.2 pp (-23.9%) |