Alexandria city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alexandria city'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
18.8%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-33.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +2.2 pp (11.7%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.1 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -4.9 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -4.1 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +2.6 pp (26.3%) |