Hot Springs, AR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hot Springs, 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
13.0%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -1.5 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +1.2 pp (11%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |