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
15.6%
2023
10.4%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.3 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +4.0 pp (95.2%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +2.2 pp (26.8%) |