California Poverty Rates Remain High and Fail to Budge in 2025

California Poverty Rate Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, 2019 - 2025

Line chart showing California poverty rates under the Supplemental Poverty measure from 2019 to 2025 overall and for children.

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Note: The change in the overall poverty rate between 2024 and 2025 is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. The change in child poverty from 2024 to 2025 is also not statistically significant. However, the differences between 2021 and 2025 are statistically significant both overall and for children.

Source: Budget Center analysis of US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey public-use microdataDownload image