Lancaster city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lancaster 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
19.3%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-36.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.3% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -1.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -1.7 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -1.5 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -1.7 pp (-12.1%) |