Lackawanna city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lackawanna city'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
21.8%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.8% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -2.5 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +1.0 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -3.3 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.8 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.7 pp (4.3%) |