Berkeley city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Berkeley city'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
20.3%
2023
31.9%
Total change
+11.6 pp
% change
+57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -4.9 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +5.6 pp (36.4%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +1.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +7.4 pp (32.7%) |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +1.9 pp (6.3%) |