Yakima city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Yakima 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
15.9%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.6 pp (3.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -1.8 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -1.5 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +1.2 pp (9.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -2.3 pp (-16%) |