Lakeland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lakeland 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
34.6%
2023
40.1%
Total change
+5.5 pp
% change
+15.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.6% | — |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +1.9 pp (5.5%) |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.4 pp (3.8%) |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +3.0 pp (7.9%) |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.8 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -1.6 pp (-3.8%) |