Fairbanks city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairbanks 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
8.5%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-38.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.2 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.6 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.3 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.7%) |