Defiance city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Defiance 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
12.7%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-36.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.0 pp (7.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -0.9 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -2.7 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -0.4 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.6 pp (-16.5%) |