Lincoln city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lincoln 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
15.7%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-17.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +6.3 pp (40.1%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -4.4 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -4.5 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.9 pp (6.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -1.0 pp (-7.1%) |