New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Orleans-Metairie, 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
13.5%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -0.9 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.5 pp (4.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.2 pp (9.8%) |