La Plata city: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Plata 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
17.5%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-11.4 pp
% change
-65.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +1.3 pp (7.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -5.0 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -4.5 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.6 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -2.6 pp (-29.9%) |