Bemidji city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bemidji 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
20.2%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-40.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +5.5 pp (27.2%) |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -3.9 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -6.5 pp (-29.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -2.9 pp (-19%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |