Ouachita Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ouachita 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
19.6%
2023
18.8%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-4.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.3% | — |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.1 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +0.6 pp (3.3%) |