Delaware County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Delaware 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
1.6%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+5.7 pp
% change
+356.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.7 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +3.1 pp (73.8%) |