Lexington County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lexington 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
9.4%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-7.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |