Ascension Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ascension Parish'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
9.3%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-15.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.2 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.3 pp (19.7%) |