Lafayette Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafayette 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
11.9%
2023
12.6%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+5.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.8% | — |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.8 pp (6.8%) |