Arizona: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arizona'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
12.3%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -1.5 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |