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
9.5%
2023
10.2%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+7.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +1.7 pp (17.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -7.8 pp (-69.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.3 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +1.1 pp (35.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +6.0 pp (142.9%) |