Poverty Rate in Arkansas 2021

This statistic shows the poverty rate in Arkansas from 2000 to 2021. Around 16.3 percent of Arkansas's population lived below the poverty line in 2021. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the proceeding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

Poverty rate in Arkansas from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of population
2021	16.3%
2020	16.1%
2019	16.2%
2018	17.2%
2017	16.4%
2016	17.2%
2015	19.1%
2014	18.9%
2013	19.7%
2012	19.8%
2011	19.5%
2010	18.8%
2009	18.8%
2008	17.3%
2007	17.9%
2006	17.3%
2005	17.2%
2004	17.9%
2003	16%
2002	15.3%
2001	15.4%
2000	17%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Represents number and percent below poverty level in the past 12 months. Prior to 2006, the American Community Survey universe was limited to the household population and excluded the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Starting 2006, it includes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.

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