Bay County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bay County'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
10.7%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-22.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |