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
16.5%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-21.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.7 pp (10.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.9% | — |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +1.0 pp (7.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -1.0 pp (-7.2%) |