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
31.7%
2023
21.3%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-32.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.7% | — |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -4.8 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -4.8 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +1.3 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -8.6 pp (-36.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +6.5 pp (43.9%) |