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
11.0%
2023
37.9%
Total change
+26.9 pp
% change
+244.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -0.6 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +20.6 pp (198.1%) |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -1.8 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +4.5 pp (15.4%) |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +4.2 pp (12.5%) |