Washington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Washington 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
13.7%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-21.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.5 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.9 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -0.8 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |