Lexington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lexington 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
8.6%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+6.2 pp
% change
+72.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.5 pp (-64%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +3.3 pp (106.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +5.8 pp (90.6%) |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +4.3 pp (35.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -1.7 pp (-10.3%) |