Detroit city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Detroit 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
32.7%
2023
26.9%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -2.7 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -2.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -1.0 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +0.2 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |