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
15.9%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-34%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.6 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -2.3 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -1.3 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |