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
7.1%
2023
10.4%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+46.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.4 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -2.4 pp (-42.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +3.6 pp (109.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +2.7 pp (39.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.8 pp (8.3%) |