Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Texarkana, TX-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
15.2%
2023
13.1%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-13.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -1.2 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -0.6 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -0.3 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |