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
17.1%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-16.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -1.0 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -0.9 pp (-5.9%) |