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
14.1%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.7 pp (19.1%) |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -4.7 pp (-28%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |