Gulfport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gulfport 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
21.1%
2023
20.2%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-4.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +2.1 pp (10%) |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -2.3 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +1.4 pp (6.7%) |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.0 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -3.1 pp (-13.3%) |