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
10.9%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-71.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -1.2 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.7 pp (7.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -6.8 pp (-68.7%) |