Arlington County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arlington County'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
5.3%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-5.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.1 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.6 pp (13.6%) |