Wells County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wells 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
7.3%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-39.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -2.1 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.2 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.7 pp (18.9%) |