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
22.1%
2023
15.1%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -3.5 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +4.5 pp (24.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -9.2 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +2.0 pp (14.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -0.8 pp (-5%) |