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
17.9%
2023
11.1%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-38%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -4.2 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -1.1 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -1.4 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |