Lowndes County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lowndes 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
18.1%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.1% | — |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -2.1 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |