Louisiana city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Louisiana 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
9.8%
2023
12.9%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+31.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -2.2 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +7.0 pp (98.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +4.7 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -5.9 pp (-31.4%) |