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
4.7%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-40.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -2.5 pp (-53.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +1.5 pp (125%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.1 pp (3.7%) |