LaFayette city: Poverty Rate Trend
How LaFayette 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
15.1%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-18.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +5.6 pp (37.1%) |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.8 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -4.8 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +1.8 pp (14.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -1.6 pp (-11.5%) |