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Lowest poverty rate, Louisiana counties · 2010

Louisiana counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.4%−3%

02Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.4%−0%

03Cameron Parish, LALA4,71811.6%−6%

04Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25611.6%−36%

05Ascension Parish, LALA135,10511.7%−10%

06St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58612.5%+10%

07West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13413.0%−35%

08LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15413.0%−31%

09Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.2%−15%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713.4%−3%

11St. James Parish, LALA18,93813.6%−34%

12Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39814.2%+4%

13Vernon Parish, LALA45,09115.0%−2%

14St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64215.0%+15%

15St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87515.5%−7%

16Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50515.6%−6%

17Jackson Parish, LALA15,83415.6%−21%

18Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47116.0%−23%

19West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75616.0%−6%

20Grant Parish, LALA22,07516.1%−25%

21Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46616.2%+5%

22Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94916.4%+5%

23St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10616.9%−21%

24Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67117.2%−22%

25Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16317.4%−9%

26Allen Parish, LALA22,67217.4%−12%

27Iberville Parish, LALA29,57917.7%−23%

28Assumption Parish, LALA19,72017.7%−19%

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87718.1%−12%

30East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18018.4%+3%

31Acadia Parish, LALA57,03220.1%−18%

32Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52020.2%−12%

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,38120.3%−19%

34Richland Parish, LALA19,58220.3%−27%

35Caddo Parish, LALA224,22620.4%−4%

36Sabine Parish, LALA21,83420.7%−4%

37Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54221.0%+1%

38St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55221.0%−11%

39Iberia Parish, LALA66,84621.2%−10%

40East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.3%−7%

41Webster Parish, LALA34,94821.5%+6%

42Red River Parish, LALA7,16521.5%−28%

43Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34421.9%+3%

44Union Parish, LALA20,56122.0%+18%

45Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98022.1%−32%

46Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.5%−1%

47West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15623.0%−2%

48St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75823.1%−14%

49Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123.2%−11%

50Winn Parish, LALA14,96123.7%+11%

51Orleans Parish, LALA362,15424.4%−13%

52Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.6%−12%

53Washington Parish, LALA44,93726.1%+6%

54Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.4%−0%

55Bienville Parish, LALA12,26926.6%+2%

56Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35426.8%+1%

57Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70527.4%+2%

58St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76528.3%−3%

59Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08928.6%+8%

60Franklin Parish, LALA19,00229.3%+3%

61Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630.8%+6%

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,70032.4%−11%

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84433.6%−8%

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76040.8%+1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS