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
7.9%
2023
15.1%
Total change
+7.2 pp
% change
+91.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +5.0 pp (64.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -3.1 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.6 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +4.8 pp (46.6%) |