Blytheville, AR Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blytheville, AR Micro Area'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
20.6%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -1.6 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -2.3 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |