Los Angeles city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Los Angeles 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
16.1%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-26.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.5 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -1.1 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |