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Highest poverty rate, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 21.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winn Parish, LA, up 31 places to #19.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−5.2 pts
02Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−2.1 pts
03▲1Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−1.8 pts
04▲21St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+5.6 pts
05▼2Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+5.5 pts
06▲4Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+2.7 pts
07▼2Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts
08▲15Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+8.5 pts
09▲19Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+10.8 pts
10▲5Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+2.5 pts
11▼3Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+3.2 pts
12▲6Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+1.9 pts
13▲3St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts
14Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−4.1 pts
15▼9Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts
16▲3Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+0.4 pts
17Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts
18▼5Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−3.9 pts
19▲31Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+2.8 pts
20▼11Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−8.0 pts
21▼10Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−4.4 pts
22▼15Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−3.9 pts
23▲9Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+2.2 pts
24▼4Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+2.5 pts
25▼13Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts
26▲26Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+3.2 pts
27▼6St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+9.9 pts
28▼2Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts
29▼7Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−5.3 pts
30▼6Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+1.3 pts
31▼2Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+2.5 pts
32▼5De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−3.5 pts
33St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts
34▲12Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−1.9 pts
35▲9Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−3.2 pts
36Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−0.6 pts
37▲4East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.6%+1.7 pts
38▼7Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34619.2%−3.5 pts
39▲10Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.0%+3.7 pts
40▲7Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46617.4%+1.9 pts
41▲7Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94917.1%+1.4 pts
42▲9Grant Parish, LALA22,07517.0%−4.4 pts
43▼1Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.0%+0.4 pts
44▲10Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39816.6%+2.9 pts
45▼15Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52016.5%−6.7 pts
46▼12West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15616.2%−7.2 pts
47▲9East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91116.2%−6.8 pts
48▼8LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15416.0%−2.7 pts
49▼14Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316.0%−3.1 pts
50▼5Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.9%+2.2 pts
51▼14Assumption Parish, LALA19,72015.3%−6.5 pts
52▼9St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.3%−6.3 pts
53▼15Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47114.6%−6.3 pts
54▼1St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.4%−2.3 pts
55▲3Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.3%−1.2 pts
56▼1West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75612.9%−4.1 pts
57▼18Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25612.9%−5.2 pts
58▲3Livingston Parish, LALA155,03612.9%+1.5 pts
59West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13411.8%−8.1 pts
60St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.7%+0.3 pts
61▲1St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.4%+1.7 pts
62▼5St. James Parish, LALA18,93811.1%−9.6 pts
63Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.3%−2.6 pts
64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.4%−4.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES