Poverty rate Washington 2021

In 2021, 9.9 percent of Washington's population lived below the poverty line. This was a slight decrease from the previous year, when about 10.2 percent of the state's population lived below the poverty line. The poverty rate of the United States since 1990 can be accessed here.

Poverty rate in Washington from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of population
2021	9.9%
2020	10.2%
2019	9.8%
2018	10.3%
2017	11%
2016	11.3%
2015	12.2%
2014	13.2%
2013	14.1%
2012	13.5%
2011	13.9%
2010	13.4%
2009	12.3%
2008	11.3%
2007	11.4%
2006	11.8%
2005	11.9%
2004	13.1%
2003	11%
2002	11.4%
2001	10.8%
2000	11.6%

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Release date

October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Represents number and percent below poverty level in the past 12 months. Prior to 2006, the American Community Survey universe was limited to the household population and excluded the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Starting 2006, it includes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.

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