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
9.2%
2023
12.8%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+39.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +4.5 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -3.6 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +2.6 pp (26.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.3 pp (2.4%) |