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
13.2%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -1.4 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -3.4 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.3 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.0 pp (42.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -0.7 pp (-6.9%) |