Bay city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bay 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
7.8%
2023
12.5%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+60.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +5.5 pp (70.5%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -4.3 pp (-32.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.6 pp (6.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +3.9 pp (40.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -1.0 pp (-7.4%) |