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
2.0%
2023
6.2%
Total change
+4.2 pp
% change
+210%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +2.0 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp (12.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp (11.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.9 pp (18%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.3 pp (5.1%) |