McAlester, OK Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How McAlester, OK 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
11.8%
2023
13.8%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.3 pp (11.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +0.7 pp (5.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.5 pp (3.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |