Hammond city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hammond 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
19.4%
2023
14.9%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-23.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.7 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -0.6 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -1.9 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -0.8 pp (-5.1%) |