Santa Barbara city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
7.9%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-15.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.0 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.3 pp (4.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.3 pp (4.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.7 pp (-9.5%) |