Lowell city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lowell 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
6.4%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-7.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.2 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.0 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +2.8 pp (87.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.5 pp (25%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.6 pp (-21.3%) |