Public Supports Did Less to Reduce California Poverty Rates in 2022 as Pandemic-Era Policies Ended

California Poverty Rates Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022

Note: Public supports include, but are not limited to, Social Security benefits, unemployment compensation, nutrition assistance (CalFresh in California), housing assistance, and refundable tax credits (Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit). "Other Californians of Color" includes American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and people identifying with more than one race.
Source: Budget Center analysis of US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey public-use microdata