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Lowest poverty rate, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, LALA4,7189.5%−23%

02Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.0%−23%

03St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.0%+13%

04Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.2%−2%

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.2%−2%

06West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13412.7%−36%

07Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.8%−11%

08St. James Parish, LALA18,93814.4%−30%

09East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91114.9%−35%

10West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75615.1%−11%

11Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39815.2%+11%

12St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87515.4%−8%

13Allen Parish, LALA22,67215.4%−23%

14Grant Parish, LALA22,07515.9%−26%

15Winn Parish, LALA14,96116.1%−25%

16Vernon Parish, LALA45,09116.3%+7%

17Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94916.7%+6%

18Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46616.7%+8%

19Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67116.9%−24%

20Bossier Parish, LALA131,86716.9%+23%

21Iberville Parish, LALA29,57917.0%−27%

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10617.4%−19%

23Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.4%+5%

24East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017.4%−2%

25LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15417.8%−5%

26Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25617.8%−1%

27Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47117.9%−14%

28Assumption Parish, LALA19,72018.5%−15%

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87718.7%−9%

30Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16318.8%−2%

31West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15619.0%−19%

32St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55219.8%−16%

33Sabine Parish, LALA21,83420.0%−7%

34Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34620.2%−11%

35Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52020.6%−11%

36Jackson Parish, LALA15,83421.0%+6%

37Union Parish, LALA20,56121.6%+16%

38De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.6%−14%

39Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.3%−5%

40St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75822.7%−16%

41Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.9%+8%

42Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34422.9%+8%

43Orleans Parish, LALA362,15423.0%−18%

44St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.2%+77%

45Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.3%+13%

46Acadia Parish, LALA57,03223.5%−4%

47Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123.7%−9%

48Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.6%−0%

49St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76524.8%−15%

50Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70526.5%−1%

51Red River Parish, LALA7,16526.6%−11%

52Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22326.7%−5%

53Webster Parish, LALA34,94827.5%+36%

54Franklin Parish, LALA19,00228.0%−1%

55Concordia Parish, LALA17,83628.6%−2%

56Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98029.0%−10%

57Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.5%+13%

58Richland Parish, LALA19,58229.5%+6%

59Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08930.1%+13%

60Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36030.5%+15%

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,70033.2%−8%

62Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35435.1%+32%

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84436.1%−2%

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76050.7%+25%

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