La Crosse city: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Crosse 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
1.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+500%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.1 pp (110%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.5 pp (23.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.0 pp (-38.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +3.7 pp (231.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.7 pp (13.2%) |