Fairbanks-College, AK Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairbanks-College, AK Metro 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
4.5%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-37.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.9 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.3 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.1 pp (-28.2%) |