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
16.8%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -1.3 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.4% | — |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +1.0 pp (8.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -1.4 pp (-10.4%) |