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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−5.2 pts

02Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−2.1 pts

03Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−1.8 pts

04St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+5.6 pts

05Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+5.5 pts

06Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+2.7 pts

07Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts

08Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+8.5 pts

09Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+10.8 pts

10Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+2.5 pts

11Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+3.2 pts

12Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+1.9 pts

13St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts

14Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−4.1 pts

15Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts

16Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+0.4 pts

17Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts

18Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−3.9 pts

19Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+2.8 pts

20Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−8.0 pts

21Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−4.4 pts

22Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−3.9 pts

23Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+2.2 pts

24Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+2.5 pts

25Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts

26Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+3.2 pts

27St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+9.9 pts

28Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts

29Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−5.3 pts

30Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+1.3 pts

31Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+2.5 pts

32De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−3.5 pts

33St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts

34Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−1.9 pts

35Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−3.2 pts

36Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−0.6 pts

37East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.6%+1.7 pts

38Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34619.2%−3.5 pts

39Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.0%+3.7 pts

40Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46617.4%+1.9 pts

41Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94917.1%+1.4 pts

42Grant Parish, LALA22,07517.0%−4.4 pts

43Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.0%+0.4 pts

44Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39816.6%+2.9 pts

45Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52016.5%−6.7 pts

46West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15616.2%−7.2 pts

47East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91116.2%−6.8 pts

48LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15416.0%−2.7 pts

49Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316.0%−3.1 pts

50Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.9%+2.2 pts

51Assumption Parish, LALA19,72015.3%−6.5 pts

52St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.3%−6.3 pts

53Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47114.6%−6.3 pts

54St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.4%−2.3 pts

55Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.3%−1.2 pts

56West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75612.9%−4.1 pts

57Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25612.9%−5.2 pts

58Livingston 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

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.4%+1.7 pts

62St. 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES