California Poverty Rates Remain High and Fail to Budge in 2024 

California Poverty Rate Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, 2019 - 2024

Line chart showing California poverty rates under the Supplemental Poverty measure from 2019 to 2023 overall and for children.
Note: The change in the overall poverty rate between 2023 and 2024 is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. The change in child poverty from 2023 to 2024 is also not statistically significant. However, the differences between 2021 and 2024 are statistically significant both overall and for children.
Source: Budget Center analysis of US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey public-use microdataDownload image