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
21.3%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-32.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +1.3 pp (6%) |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +0.9 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -7.6 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -1.8 pp (-11.2%) |