Opelousas city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Opelousas 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
40.9%
2023
31.5%
Total change
-9.4 pp
% change
-23%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.9% | — |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.4 pp (3.4%) |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -6.9 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +0.6 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +1.0 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -5.5 pp (-14.9%) |