Washington Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How Washington 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
19.5%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.5% | — |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -1.1 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.7 pp (3.6%) |