Rainier city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rainier 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
10.1%
2023
21.2%
Total change
+11.1 pp
% change
+109.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -4.7 pp (-46.5%) |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +8.9 pp (164.8%) |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +0.7 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +6.8 pp (45.3%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -0.6 pp (-2.8%) |