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
12.8%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-2.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.9 pp (7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.9% | — |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -2.2 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |