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
40.1%
2023
25.9%
Total change
-14.2 pp
% change
-35.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.1% | — |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -7.1 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 31.1% | — |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -6.9 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +1.7 pp (7%) |