Hammond, LA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hammond, LA Metro Area'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
17.7%
2023
13.7%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-22.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -0.7 pp (-4%) |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -1.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -1.7 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -0.7 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |