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
13.5%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-3.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -2.9 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.2 pp (1.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +2.0 pp (18.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +2.3 pp (18%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -2.1 pp (-13.9%) |