San Jose city: Poverty Rate Trend
How San Jose 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
6.8%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-27.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.3 pp (-19.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |