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
13.4%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-35.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -0.4 pp (-3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.2 pp (-20.2%) |