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
26.9%
2023
23.5%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-12.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -13.5 pp (-50.2%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +3.3 pp (24.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -1.5 pp (-9%) |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +11.6 pp (76.3%) |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -3.3 pp (-12.3%) |