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
22.4%
2023
14.8%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-33.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -3.2 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -1.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -2.1 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -0.7 pp (-4.5%) |