Walnut Ridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Walnut Ridge 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
15.2%
2023
17.8%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+17.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -0.6 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -3.3 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +7.3 pp (64.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.6 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |