Lawrence city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lawrence 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
22.1%
2023
15.1%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -3.1 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -1.1 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -2.4 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.7 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -1.1 pp (-6.8%) |