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
32.8%
2023
20.4%
Total change
-12.4 pp
% change
-37.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.8% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -5.5 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -4.9 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -2.8 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -9.2 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +10.0 pp (96.2%) |