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
9.9%
2023
0.5%
Total change
-9.4 pp
% change
-94.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +7.8 pp (78.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -2.6 pp (-52%) |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -1.9 pp (-79.2%) |