Louisiana: Poverty Rate Trend
How Louisiana'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
14.9%
2023
14.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-4.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.0% | — |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |