Fayetteville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fayetteville 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
29.9%
2023
14.0%
Total change
-15.9 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -9.7 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -4.5 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -2.4 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.6 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |