Fairfax County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairfax 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
4.2%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.2 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |