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
15.1%
2023
14.0%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-7.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -4.1 pp (-27.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +0.7 pp (6.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.8 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +1.6 pp (14.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +1.5 pp (12%) |