Helena-West Helena city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Helena-West Helena 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
33.4%
2023
32.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.4% | — |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +4.1 pp (12.3%) |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -1.5 pp (-4%) |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +1.4 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -5.7 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +0.9 pp (2.8%) |