Benton Harbor city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Benton Harbor 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
42.6%
2023
42.3%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-0.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.6% | — |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -4.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +1.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +3.3 pp (8.4%) |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +4.5 pp (10.6%) |
| 2023 | 42.3% | -4.8 pp (-10.2%) |