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
8.3%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-30.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.3 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |