East Baton Rouge Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How East Baton Rouge 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
3.4%
2023
4.1%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.5 pp (14.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.6 pp (-12.8%) |