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Lowest poverty rate, Louisiana counties · 2000

Louisiana counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.7%−4.0 pts

02Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.4%−3.2 pts

03St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.4%−3.8 pts

04Cameron Parish, LALA4,71812.3%−3.9 pts

05Ascension Parish, LALA135,10512.9%−4.8 pts

06St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64213.1%−1.8 pts

07Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39813.7%−0.5 pts

08Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713.7%−2.5 pts

09Vernon Parish, LALA45,09115.3%−3.2 pts

10Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46615.4%−3.1 pts

11Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67315.6%−2.7 pts

12Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94915.7%−4.5 pts

13Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516.5%−6.3 pts

14St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87516.7%−1.2 pts

15West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75617.0%−3.3 pts

16East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017.9%−1.8 pts

17Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25618.0%−4.6 pts

18Union Parish, LALA20,56118.6%−5.3 pts

19LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15418.7%−2.4 pts

20Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319.1%−5.1 pts

21Jackson Parish, LALA15,83419.8%−4.0 pts

22West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13419.9%−13.9 pts

23Allen Parish, LALA22,67219.9%−10.0 pts

24Webster Parish, LALA34,94820.2%−4.9 pts

25Rapides Parish, LALA125,87720.5%−2.0 pts

26Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54220.7%−4.0 pts

27St. James Parish, LALA18,93820.7%−4.8 pts

28Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47120.9%−6.4 pts

29Caddo Parish, LALA224,22621.1%−2.9 pts

30Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34421.2%−7.5 pts

31Winn Parish, LALA14,96121.5%−6.0 pts

32Grant Parish, LALA22,07521.5%−4.0 pts

33Sabine Parish, LALA21,83421.5%−5.6 pts

34St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10621.5%−5.8 pts

35Assumption Parish, LALA19,72021.8%−6.4 pts

36Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67122.1%−4.4 pts

37Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.7%−8.8 pts

38East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91123.0%−2.0 pts

39Iberville Parish, LALA29,57923.1%−4.9 pts

40Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52023.1%−7.2 pts

41West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15623.4%−4.0 pts

42Iberia Parish, LALA66,84623.6%−2.3 pts

43St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55223.6%−3.4 pts

44Acadia Parish, LALA57,03224.5%−6.0 pts

45Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.7%−6.9 pts

46De Soto Parish, LALA27,38125.1%−4.8 pts

47Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94125.9%−11.1 pts

48Bienville Parish, LALA12,26926.1%−5.1 pts

49Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.5%−0.1 pts

50Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35426.5%−5.5 pts

51Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08926.5%−7.4 pts

52Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70526.8%−4.2 pts

53St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75826.8%−7.6 pts

54Richland Parish, LALA19,58227.9%−5.3 pts

55Orleans Parish, LALA362,15427.9%−3.7 pts

56Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22328.1%−8.6 pts

57Franklin Parish, LALA19,00228.4%−6.0 pts

58Concordia Parish, LALA17,83629.1%−1.5 pts

59St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76529.3%−7.0 pts

60Red River Parish, LALA7,16529.9%−5.2 pts

61Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98032.2%−2.9 pts

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,70036.3%−10.1 pts

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84436.7%−8.0 pts

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76040.5%−16.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS