Rapides Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rapides 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
4.8%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-8.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +1.8 pp (37.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp (-8.3%) |