Washington: Poverty Rate Trend
How Washington'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
8.0%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.1 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |