Defiance County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Defiance 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
18.9%
2023
13.3%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-29.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -4.0 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.7% | — |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -0.8 pp (-5.7%) |