Jonesboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jonesboro 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
14.8%
2023
16.1%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+8.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.3 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +1.2 pp (8.9%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -0.5 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +1.9 pp (13.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |