Porterville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Porterville 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
26.3%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-12.2 pp
% change
-46.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -1.6 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -4.3 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -3.1 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -3.7 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +0.5 pp (3.7%) |