Ruston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ruston 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
28.6%
2023
22.2%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-22.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -2.7 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -3.3 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -1.6 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.9 pp (4.3%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.3 pp (1.4%) |