Westwego city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westwego 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
22.0%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-10.7 pp
% change
-48.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -0.4 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -6.6 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +0.9 pp (6%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -2.3 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -2.3 pp (-16.9%) |