Bay City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bay City 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
21.0%
2023
22.2%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+5.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.4 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -2.5 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +4.1 pp (25.5%) |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +7.5 pp (37.1%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -5.5 pp (-19.9%) |