Ouachita County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ouachita 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
22.8%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-10.6 pp
% change
-46.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -4.5 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.5% | — |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -1.3 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -1.0 pp (-7.6%) |