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Most residents in poverty, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 6,035. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Allen Parish, LA, up 12 places to #39.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01▲1East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18088,753+20%

02▼1Orleans Parish, LALA362,15484,054−38%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39871,496+15%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651,468−3%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94942,445+42%

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54236,713+21%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46635,988+27%

08St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10831,065+67%

09Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,227+15%

10Rapides Parish, LALA125,87725,376−2%

11▲2St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76521,852−15%

12▼1Bossier Parish, LALA131,86720,665+53%

13▲2Livingston Parish, LALA155,03619,050+83%

14▼2Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16316,996−15%

15▼1Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516,334+10%

16Iberia Parish, LALA66,84615,667−9%

17Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36015,023+33%

18Acadia Parish, LALA57,03214,226−2%

19Ascension Parish, LALA135,10513,478+36%

20▲5Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67111,518−3%

21Washington Parish, LALA44,93710,972+1%

22▲4Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94110,830+1%

23St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64210,199+16%

24St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5529,945−21%

25▼5Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0899,326−10%

26▲3Vernon Parish, LALA45,0918,952+12%

27▼5Webster Parish, LALA34,9488,286−2%

28St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1067,838−25%

29▼2Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9807,777−32%

30Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7057,188−14%

31▲10Union Parish, LALA20,5616,121+44%

32▲1St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866,035+10%

33▲5Iberville Parish, LALA29,5795,936−23%

34▼3St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8755,876−18%

35▼1De Soto Parish, LALA27,3815,818−9%

36▲1Concordia Parish, LALA17,8365,784−2%

37▲2Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735,261+2%

38▲4Sabine Parish, LALA21,8345,212+3%

39▲12Allen Parish, LALA22,6725,185+2%

40▼8Richland Parish, LALA19,5824,767−19%

41▼5Franklin Parish, LALA19,0024,674−23%

42▼7Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4714,649−29%

43▼3Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544,424−1%

44▲6Grant Parish, LALA22,0753,764−6%

45▲2Bienville Parish, LALA12,2693,697−10%

46▼1West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7563,610−2%

47▲9St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583,521+25%

48▼5Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203,330−37%

49▲3Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343,319+9%

50▼1Madison Parish, LALA8,8443,284−35%

51▲7Winn Parish, LALA14,9613,268−10%

52▼6Assumption Parish, LALA19,7203,132−39%

53▲1East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113,128−36%

54▼10Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562,937−39%

55▲4Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442,829+26%

56▼8East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602,491−35%

57▼2LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542,368−12%

58▼5St. James Parish, LALA18,9382,166−51%

59▼2Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232,084−32%

60Red River Parish, LALA7,1651,918−33%

61West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1341,811−40%

62West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1561,537−47%

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,7001,355−44%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,718373−70%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES