Fordyce city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fordyce 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
12.3%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+44.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +3.4 pp (40%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.0 pp (8.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -2.6 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -0.7 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +2.7 pp (28.1%) |