District of Columbia: Poverty Rate Trend
How District of Columbia'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
2.5%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.3 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.7 pp (36.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.3 pp (-11.5%) |