Long Beach city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Long Beach 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
14.6%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.3 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.7 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -0.6 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |