Avoyelles Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Avoyelles 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
18.9%
2023
22.5%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+19%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.2 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.9% | — |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.0 pp (10.1%) |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |