Bellingham, WA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bellingham, WA Metro Area'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
8.6%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-19.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.9 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +0.6 pp (9%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.3 pp (-4.2%) |