San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area'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
5.7%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.1 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.3 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |