Pulaski County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pulaski 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
9.4%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-22.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.2 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +1.7 pp (29.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |