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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%−40%

02Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.3%−20%

03St. James Parish, LALA18,93811.1%−46%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.4%+17%

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.7%+3%

06West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13411.8%−41%

07Livingston Parish, LALA155,03612.9%+13%

08Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25612.9%−29%

09West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75612.9%−24%

10Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.3%−8%

11St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.4%−14%

12Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47114.6%−30%

13St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.3%−29%

14Assumption Parish, LALA19,72015.3%−30%

15Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.9%+16%

16Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316.0%−16%

17LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15416.0%−15%

18East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91116.2%−29%

19West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15616.2%−31%

20Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52016.5%−29%

21Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39816.6%+22%

22Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.0%+3%

23Grant Parish, LALA22,07517.0%−21%

24Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94917.1%+9%

25Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46617.4%+13%

26Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.0%+25%

27Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34619.2%−15%

28East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.6%+10%

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719.9%−3%

30Iberville Parish, LALA29,57919.9%−14%

31Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67120.2%−9%

32St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55220.8%−12%

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.5%−14%

34Jackson Parish, LALA15,83422.3%+12%

35Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.4%+6%

36Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.6%−19%

37Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.8%−3%

38St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.0%+75%

39Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%+16%

40Webster Parish, LALA34,94823.1%+15%

41Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.2%+12%

42Sabine Parish, LALA21,83423.7%+10%

43Richland Parish, LALA19,58224.0%−14%

44Franklin Parish, LALA19,00224.1%−15%

45Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98024.3%−25%

46Winn Parish, LALA14,96124.3%+13%

47Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.3%−14%

48Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.3%−1%

49Acadia Parish, LALA57,03225.0%+2%

50Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.4%−4%

51Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.8%−14%

52St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76526.8%−9%

53Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94127.8%+7%

54Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.2%+12%

55Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70529.3%+9%

56Union Parish, LALA20,56129.4%+58%

57Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34429.8%+40%

58Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.2%+18%

59Concordia Parish, LALA17,83631.8%+9%

60Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%+21%

61St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75832.4%+21%

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,70034.4%−5%

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84434.5%−6%

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76035.2%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES