Northwest Arctic Borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Northwest Arctic 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
2.9%
2023
5.8%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+100%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.0 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +1.7 pp (41.5%) |