Compton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Compton 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
20.2%
2023
14.2%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-29.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -2.1 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -1.4 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -1.5 pp (-9%) |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -0.5 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -0.5 pp (-3.4%) |