Ridgecrest CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ridgecrest CDP'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
26.6%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-15.4 pp
% change
-57.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -7.4 pp (-28%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -16.7 pp (-87.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.4 pp (60.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +7.5 pp (202.7%) |