Wabash County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wabash 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
10.0%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-21%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.8 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.5 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.2 pp (17.9%) |