Contra Costa County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Contra Costa 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
1.7%
2023
2.3%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+35.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.3 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.7% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.9 pp (128.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.7 pp (43.7%) |