Bowling Green city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bowling Green 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
24.0%
2023
29.1%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+21.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.0% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +3.3 pp (13.8%) |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +6.0 pp (22%) |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -5.1 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +1.9 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.0 pp (-3.3%) |