South Bend city: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Bend 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
20.2%
2023
17.0%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-15.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -1.6 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -1.8 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.4 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.3 pp (7.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -0.7 pp (-4%) |