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
7.4%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-25.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.7 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp (-5.2%) |