Opelousas, LA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Opelousas, 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
24.2%
2023
20.1%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -1.9 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -1.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.7 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +1.3 pp (6%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -2.8 pp (-12.2%) |