Grand Rapids city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Grand Rapids 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
15.5%
2023
13.1%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-15.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.3 pp (-8.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -0.7 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |