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
11.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-45.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +2.6 pp (23.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -3.3 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -2.8 pp (-27.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.9 pp (-24.1%) |