Forest City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forest City town'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
28.6%
2023
29.6%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+3.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -2.2 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -3.9 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +3.3 pp (14.7%) |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +3.0 pp (11.6%) |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.8 pp (2.8%) |