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
12.1%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-32.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -5.0 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.3 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +1.3 pp (18.8%) |