McAlester city: Poverty Rate Trend
How McAlester 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
13.4%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -0.5 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.1 pp (16.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +2.0 pp (13.3%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.1 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.3%) |