Lansing city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lansing 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
3.1%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-12.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.1 pp (-67.7%) |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.5 pp (-50%) |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.6 pp (120%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.9 pp (81.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.7 pp (35%) |