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
9.3%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-89.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -2.3 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -3.6 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.6 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +1.0 pp (0%) |