Baxter County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Baxter 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
8.6%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+4.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.9 pp (10.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.7 pp (-8%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.9 pp (11.1%) |