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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%−0.3 pts

02Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.4%−0.0 pts

03Cameron Parish, LALA4,71811.6%−0.8 pts

04Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25611.6%−6.5 pts

05Ascension Parish, LALA135,10511.7%−1.3 pts

06St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58612.5%+1.1 pts

07West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13413.0%−6.9 pts

08LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15413.0%−5.8 pts

09Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.2%−2.4 pts

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713.4%−0.4 pts

11St. James Parish, LALA18,93813.6%−7.1 pts

12Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39814.2%+0.6 pts

13Vernon Parish, LALA45,09115.0%−0.3 pts

14St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64215.0%+1.9 pts

15St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87515.5%−1.2 pts

16Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50515.6%−0.9 pts

17Jackson Parish, LALA15,83415.6%−4.2 pts

18Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47116.0%−4.9 pts

19West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75616.0%−1.0 pts

20Grant Parish, LALA22,07516.1%−5.4 pts

21Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46616.2%+0.8 pts

22Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94916.4%+0.7 pts

23St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10616.9%−4.6 pts

24Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67117.2%−4.9 pts

25Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16317.4%−1.7 pts

26Allen Parish, LALA22,67217.4%−2.5 pts

27Iberville Parish, LALA29,57917.7%−5.4 pts

28Assumption Parish, LALA19,72017.7%−4.1 pts

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87718.1%−2.5 pts

30East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18018.4%+0.5 pts

31Acadia Parish, LALA57,03220.1%−4.4 pts

32Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52020.2%−2.9 pts

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,38120.3%−4.8 pts

34Richland Parish, LALA19,58220.3%−7.6 pts

35Caddo Parish, LALA224,22620.4%−0.8 pts

36Sabine Parish, LALA21,83420.7%−0.8 pts

37Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54221.0%+0.3 pts

38St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55221.0%−2.6 pts

39Iberia Parish, LALA66,84621.2%−2.3 pts

40East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.3%−1.7 pts

41Webster Parish, LALA34,94821.5%+1.3 pts

42Red River Parish, LALA7,16521.5%−8.4 pts

43Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34421.9%+0.7 pts

44Union Parish, LALA20,56122.0%+3.4 pts

45Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98022.1%−10.2 pts

46Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.5%−0.2 pts

47West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15623.0%−0.4 pts

48St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75823.1%−3.8 pts

49Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123.2%−2.7 pts

50Winn Parish, LALA14,96123.7%+2.3 pts

51Orleans Parish, LALA362,15424.4%−3.5 pts

52Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22324.6%−3.5 pts

53Washington Parish, LALA44,93726.1%+1.4 pts

54Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.4%−0.0 pts

55Bienville Parish, LALA12,26926.6%+0.5 pts

56Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35426.8%+0.3 pts

57Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70527.4%+0.6 pts

58St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76528.3%−1.0 pts

59Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08928.6%+2.1 pts

60Franklin Parish, LALA19,00229.3%+0.9 pts

61Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630.8%+1.7 pts

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,70032.4%−3.9 pts

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84433.6%−3.1 pts

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76040.8%+0.4 pts

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