Arkadelphia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arkadelphia city'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
21.4%
2023
16.8%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-21.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -1.6 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -3.1 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -1.1 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.1 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |