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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%−2.8 pts

02Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.0%−3.0 pts

03St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.0%+1.3 pts

04Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.2%−0.2 pts

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58611.2%−0.2 pts

06West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13412.7%−7.2 pts

07Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.8%−1.8 pts

08St. James Parish, LALA18,93814.4%−6.3 pts

09East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91114.9%−8.1 pts

10West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75615.1%−1.9 pts

11Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39815.2%+1.5 pts

12St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87515.4%−1.3 pts

13Allen Parish, LALA22,67215.4%−4.5 pts

14Grant Parish, LALA22,07515.9%−5.6 pts

15Winn Parish, LALA14,96116.1%−5.3 pts

16Vernon Parish, LALA45,09116.3%+1.1 pts

17Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94916.7%+1.0 pts

18Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46616.7%+1.3 pts

19Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67116.9%−5.2 pts

20Bossier Parish, LALA131,86716.9%+3.2 pts

21Iberville Parish, LALA29,57917.0%−6.1 pts

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10617.4%−4.2 pts

23Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50517.4%+0.9 pts

24East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017.4%−0.4 pts

25LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15417.8%−1.0 pts

26Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25617.8%−0.2 pts

27Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47117.9%−2.9 pts

28Assumption Parish, LALA19,72018.5%−3.4 pts

29Rapides Parish, LALA125,87718.7%−1.8 pts

30Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16318.8%−0.3 pts

31West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15619.0%−4.3 pts

32St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55219.8%−3.8 pts

33Sabine Parish, LALA21,83420.0%−1.5 pts

34Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34620.2%−2.5 pts

35Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52020.6%−2.5 pts

36Jackson Parish, LALA15,83421.0%+1.1 pts

37Union Parish, LALA20,56121.6%+3.0 pts

38De Soto Parish, LALA27,38121.6%−3.4 pts

39Iberia Parish, LALA66,84622.3%−1.3 pts

40St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75822.7%−4.2 pts

41Caddo Parish, LALA224,22622.9%+1.8 pts

42Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34422.9%+1.7 pts

43Orleans Parish, LALA362,15423.0%−4.9 pts

44St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64223.2%+10.1 pts

45Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54223.3%+2.7 pts

46Acadia Parish, LALA57,03223.5%−1.1 pts

47Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123.7%−2.3 pts

48Washington Parish, LALA44,93724.6%−0.0 pts

49St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76524.8%−4.5 pts

50Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70526.5%−0.3 pts

51Red River Parish, LALA7,16526.6%−3.2 pts

52Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22326.7%−1.5 pts

53Webster Parish, LALA34,94827.5%+7.3 pts

54Franklin Parish, LALA19,00228.0%−0.4 pts

55Concordia Parish, LALA17,83628.6%−0.5 pts

56Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98029.0%−3.2 pts

57Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929.5%+3.4 pts

58Richland Parish, LALA19,58229.5%+1.6 pts

59Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08930.1%+3.6 pts

60Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36030.5%+4.0 pts

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,70033.2%−3.0 pts

62Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35435.1%+8.6 pts

63Madison Parish, LALA8,84436.1%−0.6 pts

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76050.7%+10.3 pts

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