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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. The median across all 64 is 21.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Plaquemines Parish, LA, up 18 places to #8.

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