Fort Smith city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Smith 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
19.0%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-30.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -4.2 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -2.0 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +1.1 pp (8.6%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -0.4 pp (-2.9%) |