La Plata County: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Plata County'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
4.8%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+50%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.2 pp (87.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.5 pp (-17.2%) |