Orange County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Orange 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
8.4%
2023
46.3%
Total change
+37.9 pp
% change
+451.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.0 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +64.3 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -18.0 pp (-28%) |