Lafourche Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafourche 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
11.5%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+17.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.8% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.1 pp (10.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.6 pp (13.4%) |