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
2.4%
2023
11.2%
Total change
+8.8 pp
% change
+366.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +7.6 pp (316.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +0.3 pp (3%) |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.1 pp (20.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -1.2 pp (-9.7%) |