Big Rapids city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Big Rapids 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
31.7%
2023
18.5%
Total change
-13.2 pp
% change
-41.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.7% | — |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -2.6 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -2.4 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -3.8 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -5.0 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.6 pp (3.4%) |