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Lowest poverty rate, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the lowest 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

01Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.4%−4.9 pts

02Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.3%−2.6 pts

03St. James Parish, LALA18,93811.1%−9.6 pts

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.4%+1.7 pts

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.7%+0.3 pts

06West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13411.8%−8.1 pts

07Livingston Parish, LALA155,03612.9%+1.5 pts

08Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25612.9%−5.2 pts

09West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75612.9%−4.1 pts

10Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.3%−1.2 pts

11St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.4%−2.3 pts

12Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47114.6%−6.3 pts

13St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.3%−6.3 pts

14Assumption Parish, LALA19,72015.3%−6.5 pts

15Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.9%+2.2 pts

16Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316.0%−3.1 pts

17LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15416.0%−2.7 pts

18East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91116.2%−6.8 pts

19West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15616.2%−7.2 pts

20Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52016.5%−6.7 pts

21Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39816.6%+2.9 pts

22Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.0%+0.4 pts

23Grant Parish, LALA22,07517.0%−4.4 pts

24Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94917.1%+1.4 pts

25Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46617.4%+1.9 pts

26Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.0%+3.7 pts

27Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34619.2%−3.5 pts

28East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.6%+1.7 pts

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−0.6 pts

30Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−3.2 pts

31Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−1.9 pts

32St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−2.8 pts

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−3.5 pts

34Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+2.5 pts

35Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+1.3 pts

36Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−5.3 pts

37Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−0.7 pts

38St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+9.9 pts

39Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+3.2 pts

40Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+2.9 pts

41Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+2.5 pts

42Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+2.2 pts

43Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−3.9 pts

44Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−4.4 pts

45Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−8.0 pts

46Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+2.8 pts

47Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−3.9 pts

48Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−0.4 pts

49Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+0.4 pts

50Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−1.1 pts

51Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−4.1 pts

52St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−2.5 pts

53Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+1.9 pts

54Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+3.2 pts

55Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+2.5 pts

56Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+10.8 pts

57Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+8.5 pts

58Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+4.7 pts

59Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+2.7 pts

60Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+5.5 pts

61St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+5.6 pts

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−1.8 pts

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−2.1 pts

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES