Richland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Richland 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
30.2%
2023
16.6%
Total change
-13.6 pp
% change
-45%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.2% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -8.5 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -5.7 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.8 pp (23.8%) |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -2.3 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -0.9 pp (-5.1%) |