Lynchburg: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lynchburg'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
6.6%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.7 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.3 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +1.5 pp (32.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +0.8 pp (13.1%) |