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
9.0%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -0.7 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +5.3 pp (79.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.0 pp (-8.3%) |