San Diego city: Poverty Rate Trend
How San Diego 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
9.9%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-30.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.6 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |