Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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
5.6%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.4 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp (4%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |