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
20.0%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-27.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.5 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.8 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -1.6 pp (-9.9%) |