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
15.5%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -1.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -2.4 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +1.7 pp (15.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -2.1 pp (-16.7%) |