Oakland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oakland 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
14.5%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-31.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.6 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -2.0 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -0.9 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.5 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.4 pp (4.2%) |