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
6.1%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+26.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.0 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +1.3 pp (14.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -2.3 pp (-23%) |