Paducah city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Paducah 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
18.9%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-10.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.6 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +3.1 pp (20.3%) |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -0.6 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -0.9 pp (-5.1%) |