Indianapolis city (balance): Poverty Rate Trend
How Indianapolis city (balance)'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
15.4%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-24.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -2.3 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -0.8 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |