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
14.8%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -0.9 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -0.6 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -2.3 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |