Arkansas City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arkansas City 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
15.7%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-7.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -3.5 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -1.9 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +2.3 pp (21.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +1.7 pp (13.3%) |