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
33.9%
2023
38.9%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+14.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.9% | — |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -4.8 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -2.0 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +3.0 pp (11.1%) |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +4.2 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +4.6 pp (13.4%) |