La Fayette city: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Fayette 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
10.8%
2023
21.4%
Total change
+10.6 pp
% change
+98.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.0 pp (9.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -3.4 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.7 pp (8.3%) |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +8.1 pp (89%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +4.2 pp (24.4%) |