Dayton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dayton 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
16.9%
2023
19.9%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+17.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -2.1 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +4.8 pp (32.4%) |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -0.4 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -4.0 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +4.7 pp (30.9%) |