Arlington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arlington 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
46.6%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-31.0 pp
% change
-66.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.6% | — |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -11.0 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -4.2 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -3.9 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -8.3 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -3.6 pp (-18.8%) |