Pierce County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pierce 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
17.7%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-54.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.8 pp (4.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -3.3 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -2.2 pp (-21.6%) |