King County: Poverty Rate Trend
How King 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
2.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+160%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.8 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.5 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +3.3 pp (173.7%) |