Van Buren city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Van Buren 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
15.7%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -2.8 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -1.1 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -1.5 pp (-12.4%) |