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
24.2%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-14.4 pp
% change
-59.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.9 pp (-28.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.3 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -11.1 pp (-64.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +3.7 pp (60.7%) |