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
24.4%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-16.0 pp
% change
-65.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -3.3 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -5.6 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -9.5 pp (-61.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.1 pp (35%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.3 pp (3.7%) |