Fairfax city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairfax 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
7.3%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+53.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -5.4 pp (-74%) |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.2 pp (-63.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +5.6 pp (800%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.4 pp (22.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +3.5 pp (45.5%) |