Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Smith, AR-OK 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
16.3%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -2.6 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -1.6 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.8 pp (6.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.1 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |