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
5.8%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-25.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.1 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -1.3 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +1.0 pp (30.3%) |