Lawton, OK Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lawton, OK Metro Area'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
12.1%
2023
13.8%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+14%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.4 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.4 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +1.0 pp (7.8%) |