Morgan City, LA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morgan City, LA Micro 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
15.5%
2023
18.6%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+20%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.8 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.7 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.9 pp (11.4%) |