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
28.4%
2023
23.2%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-18.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.4% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -5.7 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -2.3 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -0.5 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -2.6 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +5.9 pp (34.1%) |