California: Poverty Rate Trend
How California'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
11.1%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-24.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.5 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |