Hot Springs city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hot Springs 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
21.7%
2023
13.7%
Total change
-8.0 pp
% change
-36.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -5.1 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -4.5 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.4 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +2.1 pp (16.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -0.9 pp (-6.2%) |