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
9.6%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-34.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.3 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -2.0 pp (-31.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.8 pp (18.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +2.8 pp (54.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -1.6 pp (-20.3%) |