Jay County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jay 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
12.0%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-26.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.9 pp (-32.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |