Lewes city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lewes 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
4.1%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +2.9 pp (70.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.5 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -2.2 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.7 pp (-21.9%) |