Tacoma city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tacoma 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
12.2%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-37.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -2.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -0.6 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -1.6 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.6 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.3 pp (4.1%) |