Ridgecrest city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ridgecrest 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
12.0%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-35.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -2.8 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -1.6 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.1 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.9 pp (13.2%) |