Poverty Increased for Many Groups in California in 2022 as Pandemic-Era Policies Ended

California Poverty Rates Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, 2021 to 2022

Note: Changes in poverty rates between 2021 and 2022 for starred groups are not statistically significant at the 90% confidence level. "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 microdataDownload image