Santa Cruz County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Santa Cruz 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
18.7%
2023
16.5%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-11.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.3 pp (7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.4% | — |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -1.9 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |