Union Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Union 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
16.9%
2023
23.5%
Total change
+6.6 pp
% change
+39.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -4.9 pp (-29%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.1% | — |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +3.9 pp (22.8%) |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +2.5 pp (11.9%) |