Wayne County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wayne 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
15.6%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+12.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +1.8 pp (11.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -2.3 pp (-11.6%) |