Picayune city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Picayune 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
21.8%
2023
23.0%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+5.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.8% | — |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +11.4 pp (52.3%) |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -6.0 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -0.5 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +0.9 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -4.6 pp (-16.7%) |