Searcy County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Searcy 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
12.0%
2023
16.3%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+35.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +4.7 pp (39.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.8% | — |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +3.5 pp (23.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -2.0 pp (-10.9%) |