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
6.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.9 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -1.5 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.4 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -1.5 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +4.0 pp (235.3%) |