Little Rock city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Little Rock 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
12.3%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+3.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.7 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.5 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +0.8 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |