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Most residents in poverty, Louisiana counties · 2000

Louisiana counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154135,429−14%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18073,771−1%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39862,185−2%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22653,228−11%

05Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54230,457−13%

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94929,955−10%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46628,333−9%

08Rapides Parish, LALA125,87725,955−13%

09St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76525,675−12%

10Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622,826−15%

11Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319,949−15%

12St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10818,589−6%

13Iberia Parish, LALA66,84617,256−2%

14Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50514,874−24%

15Acadia Parish, LALA57,03214,444−15%

16Bossier Parish, LALA131,86713,505−3%

17St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55212,630−19%

18Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67111,897−10%

19Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98011,420−2%

20Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36011,257+1%

21Washington Parish, LALA44,93710,844−20%

22Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94110,764−26%

23St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10610,470−13%

24Livingston Parish, LALA155,03610,436+1%

25Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08910,363−17%

26Ascension Parish, LALA135,1059,921−4%

27St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6428,813−11%

28Webster Parish, LALA34,9488,450−20%

29Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7058,311−16%

30Vernon Parish, LALA45,0918,014−30%

31Iberville Parish, LALA29,5797,701−11%

32St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8757,199+0%

33Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4716,562−22%

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3816,388−15%

35Franklin Parish, LALA19,0026,046−22%

36Concordia Parish, LALA17,8365,894−7%

37Richland Parish, LALA19,5825,858−14%

38St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865,479−15%

39Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5205,265−23%

40Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735,141−7%

41Assumption Parish, LALA19,7205,107−21%

42Allen Parish, LALA22,6725,066−20%

43Sabine Parish, LALA21,8345,045−18%

44Madison Parish, LALA8,8445,032−10%

45East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9114,915+2%

46Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564,824−17%

47Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544,468−20%

48St. James Parish, LALA18,9384,390−18%

49Union Parish, LALA20,5614,241−14%

50Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694,108−18%

51Grant Parish, LALA22,0754,017−10%

52East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603,811−31%

53West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7563,674−7%

54Winn Parish, LALA14,9613,627−19%

55Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233,073−25%

56Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343,055−18%

57West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343,004−31%

58West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562,880−13%

59Red River Parish, LALA7,1652,873−13%

60St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582,824−17%

61LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542,677−7%

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002,400−27%

63Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442,244−21%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181,234−18%

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