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
31.5%
2023
26.4%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-16.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.5% | — |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -1.5 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -7.6 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +7.1 pp (31.7%) |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -6.8 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +3.7 pp (16.3%) |