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
10.9%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.7 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -2.9 pp (-35.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.6 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |