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
11.7%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-8.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +0.9 pp (7.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +5.0 pp (42.7%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -4.2 pp (-25.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -1.8 pp (-14.4%) |