Spokane city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spokane 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
12.8%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-34.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.8 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -1.2 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -0.9 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |