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
5.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+7.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.1 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.0 pp (47.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +2.0 pp (42.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.0 pp (-14.9%) |