Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 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
9.9%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-29.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.0 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -0.3 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -0.7 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.5 pp (-6.7%) |