Forrest City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forrest 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
25.9%
2023
31.5%
Total change
+5.6 pp
% change
+21.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.9% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +0.5 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +10.8 pp (40.9%) |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -2.0 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -2.0 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -1.7 pp (-5.1%) |