Monroe, LA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Monroe, 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
19.3%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+2.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -1.0 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.5 pp (8.2%) |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -0.8 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.8 pp (4.2%) |