Jonesboro town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jonesboro town'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
44.6%
2023
32.8%
Total change
-11.8 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 44.6% | — |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -3.0 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -14.7 pp (-35.3%) |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +7.5 pp (27.9%) |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +4.2 pp (12.2%) |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -5.8 pp (-15%) |