Chico city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chico 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
12.8%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.5 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.7 pp (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |