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
20.9%
2023
17.7%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-15.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -2.4 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -3.0 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +2.6 pp (17.2%) |