Santa Clara County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Santa Clara 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
1.9%
2023
3.2%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+68.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1.2 pp (63.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.4 pp (13.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp (-5.9%) |