RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most residents in poverty, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 8,384.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154157,162–

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18074,856–

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39863,389–

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22659,659–

05Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54235,076–

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94933,269–

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46631,078–

08Rapides Parish, LALA125,87729,677–

09St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76529,173–

10Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,975–

11Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16323,471–

12St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10819,820–

13Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50519,636–

14Iberia Parish, LALA66,84617,643–

15Acadia Parish, LALA57,03217,072–

16St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55215,669–

17Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94114,526–

18Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713,962–

19Washington Parish, LALA44,93713,628–

20Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67113,271–

21Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08912,448–

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10612,015–

23Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98011,685–

24Vernon Parish, LALA45,09111,421–

25Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36011,094–

26Webster Parish, LALA34,94810,533–

27Livingston Parish, LALA155,03610,308–

28Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510,304–

29St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6429,946–

30Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059,885–

31Iberville Parish, LALA29,5798,686–

32Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4718,384–

33Franklin Parish, LALA19,0027,715–

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3817,558–

35St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8757,181–

36Richland Parish, LALA19,5826,848–

37Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5206,839–

38St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866,441–

39Assumption Parish, LALA19,7206,425–

40Concordia Parish, LALA17,8366,367–

41Allen Parish, LALA22,6726,357–

42Sabine Parish, LALA21,8346,136–

43Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2565,787–

44Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3545,565–

45Madison Parish, LALA8,8445,561–

46East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7605,516–

47Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735,501–

48St. James Parish, LALA18,9385,326–

49Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694,988–

50Union Parish, LALA20,5614,954–

51East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9114,808–

52Winn Parish, LALA14,9614,470–

53Grant Parish, LALA22,0754,462–

54West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344,361–

55Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2234,071–

56West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7563,939–

57Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343,747–

58St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583,401–

59West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563,309–

60Red River Parish, LALA7,1653,295–

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,7003,292–

62LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542,892–

63Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442,825–

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181,504–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS