Leitchfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Leitchfield 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
29.1%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-16.5 pp
% change
-56.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -5.3 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -2.2 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -3.3 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -5.7 pp (-31.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |