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
31.4%
2023
14.7%
Total change
-16.7 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -6.4 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -5.4 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -5.4 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.6 pp (4.3%) |