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
28.3%
2023
27.8%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-1.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -4.4 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +9.6 pp (40.2%) |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -4.5 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.6 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -0.6 pp (-2.1%) |