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
2.1%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+38.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.7 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +1.6 pp (114.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -0.8 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp (9.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.5 pp (20.8%) |