Preston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Preston 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
6.9%
2023
12.3%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+78.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.4 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +2.0 pp (27.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +1.5 pp (16.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -0.9 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +2.4 pp (24.2%) |