Arkansas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arkansas County'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
4.2%
2023
9.4%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+123.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.6 pp (-85.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +1.7 pp (38.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +3.3 pp (54.1%) |