Cottonwood CDP (Kern County): Poverty Rate Trend
How Cottonwood CDP (Kern County)'s poverty rate changed from 2020 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.
2020
45.4%
2023
39.0%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-14.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — |
| 2020 | 45.4% | — |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -9.4 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -2.3 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +5.3 pp (15.7%) |