La Junta city: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Junta 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
20.8%
2023
18.8%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -4.7 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.9 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +2.2 pp (15.5%) |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +2.4 pp (14.6%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |