Alameda County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alameda County'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
2.0%
2023
2.7%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+35%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.2 pp (60%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -0.9 pp (-25%) |