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
2.7%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+7.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +2.6 pp (96.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.3 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -0.5 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.4 pp (11.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -1.0 pp (-25.6%) |