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
20.8%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -3.7 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +3.9 pp (35.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.3 pp (2%) |