Louisville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Louisville 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
29.4%
2023
15.7%
Total change
-13.7 pp
% change
-46.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.4% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +0.1 pp (0.3%) |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +2.6 pp (8.8%) |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -8.0 pp (-24.9%) |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -1.4 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -7.0 pp (-30.8%) |