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
8.9%
2023
17.2%
Total change
+8.3 pp
% change
+93.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +1.0 pp (11.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -3.2 pp (-32.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +7.5 pp (111.9%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +3.3 pp (23.7%) |