Lincoln County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lincoln 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
19.1%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-7.2 pp
% change
-37.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -1.7 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.8% | — |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -1.4 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.5 pp (-4%) |