Lake Worth city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake Worth 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
6.5%
2023
7.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+9.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.7 pp (10.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -2.1 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +2.0 pp (39.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.5 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +1.5 pp (26.8%) |