San Luis Obispo County: Poverty Rate Trend
How San Luis Obispo 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
6.6%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.5 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +6.1 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |