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
22.5%
2023
24.2%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+7.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.5% | — |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +8.4 pp (37.3%) |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.9 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +3.1 pp (10.3%) |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -4.0 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -4.9 pp (-16.8%) |