Pine Bluff city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pine Bluff 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
23.9%
2023
22.0%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-7.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.7 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +1.1 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -2.5 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +1.2 pp (6.1%) |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +1.0 pp (4.8%) |