Flint city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Flint 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
35.5%
2023
26.9%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-24.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.5% | — |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -2.7 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -3.0 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -2.1 pp (-7%) |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -1.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +0.5 pp (1.9%) |