Shreveport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shreveport 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
20.7%
2023
18.4%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-11.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -0.8 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -0.4 pp (-2%) |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -0.6 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -1.0 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +0.5 pp (2.8%) |