West Baton Rouge Parish: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Baton Rouge 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
13.1%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-24.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -5.3 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.6 pp (19.3%) |