Santa Maria city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Santa Maria 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
16.0%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-30%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -3.7 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -2.4 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.2 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +1.7 pp (17.9%) |