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
8.7%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -2.6 pp (-29.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -2.6 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.7 pp (-19.4%) |