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
9.4%
2023
16.9%
Total change
+7.5 pp
% change
+79.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -6.9 pp (-73.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.7% | — |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +7.9 pp (73.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -1.7 pp (-9.1%) |