Bayou La Batre city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bayou La Batre city'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
32.5%
2023
26.8%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-17.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -10.1 pp (-31.1%) |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +1.5 pp (6.7%) |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +6.1 pp (25.5%) |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -1.3 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -1.9 pp (-6.6%) |