Defiance, OH Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Defiance, OH Micro Area'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
8.3%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-34.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -0.5 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.9 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |