Ville Platte city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ville Platte 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
31.1%
2023
22.3%
Total change
-8.8 pp
% change
-28.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.1% | — |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +6.3 pp (20.3%) |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +4.2 pp (11.2%) |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -5.3 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -2.4 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -11.6 pp (-34.2%) |