East Chicago city: Poverty Rate Trend
How East Chicago 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
32.8%
2023
23.9%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.8% | — |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -4.2 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -2.6 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -1.7 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -0.5 pp (-2%) |