Lucas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lucas 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
7.0%
2023
12.4%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+77.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +2.5 pp (35.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +3.2 pp (31.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -0.9 pp (-6.8%) |