Lancaster County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lancaster County'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
16.7%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -2.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |