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
15.0%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-3.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +6.1 pp (46.6%) |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.9 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -4.6 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -1.0 pp (-6.5%) |