Muskegon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Muskegon 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
28.6%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-40.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -6.3 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -1.5 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -2.2 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.8 pp (4.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -2.5 pp (-12.9%) |