Gary city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gary 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
29.7%
2023
29.0%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -4.7 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +3.1 pp (12.4%) |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -1.0 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.8 pp (3%) |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +1.1 pp (3.9%) |