Bell Gardens city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bell Gardens 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
26.3%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-7.3 pp
% change
-27.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +0.7 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -1.9 pp (-7%) |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -1.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -1.5 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -3.3 pp (-14.8%) |