Fairbanks North Star Borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairbanks North Star Borough'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
1.4%
2023
3.3%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+135.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +2.3 pp (176.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.3 pp (-8.3%) |