Sierra County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sierra 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
8.8%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-10.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.6 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.7 pp (9.7%) |