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
6.9%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-7.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.9 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +3.7 pp (90.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -1.4 pp (-17.9%) |