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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

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

02Orleans 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%

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

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

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

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

15Lafourche 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27Webster Parish, LALA34,9488,286−2%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35De Soto Parish, LALA27,3815,818−9%

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

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

38Sabine Parish, LALA21,8345,212+3%

39Allen Parish, LALA22,6725,185+2%

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

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

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

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

44Grant Parish, LALA22,0753,764−6%

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

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

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

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

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

50Madison Parish, LALA8,8443,284−35%

51Winn Parish, LALA14,9613,268−10%

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

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

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

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

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

57LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542,368−12%

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

59Catahoula 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES