Pocahontas city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pocahontas 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
15.4%
2023
19.4%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+26%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +2.3 pp (14.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -3.8 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +3.9 pp (28.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -3.3 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +4.9 pp (33.8%) |