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Most residents in poverty, Louisiana counties · 2010

Louisiana counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,15483,923−38%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18080,783+10%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39861,570−1%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651,890−3%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94936,422+22%

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54232,240+6%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46631,304+10%

08Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34627,206+19%

09Rapides Parish, LALA125,87723,803−8%

10St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76523,585−8%

11St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10822,057+19%

12Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319,482−2%

13Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715,651+16%

14Iberia Parish, LALA66,84615,534−10%

15Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50515,017+1%

16Livingston Parish, LALA155,03614,543+39%

17Ascension Parish, LALA135,10512,507+26%

18Acadia Parish, LALA57,03212,429−14%

19Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36012,361+10%

20Washington Parish, LALA44,93712,315+14%

21St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55211,489−9%

22Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08911,336+9%

23Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6719,958−16%

24Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9419,771−9%

25Webster Parish, LALA34,9488,853+5%

26St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1068,833−16%

27Vernon Parish, LALA45,0917,837−2%

28Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7057,673−8%

29Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9807,500−34%

30St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8757,123−1%

31St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866,599+20%

32Concordia Parish, LALA17,8366,413+9%

33Franklin Parish, LALA19,0026,086+1%

34Iberville Parish, LALA29,5795,922−23%

35De Soto Parish, LALA27,3815,402−15%

36St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6425,393−39%

37Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4715,053−23%

38Sabine Parish, LALA21,8345,026−0%

39Union Parish, LALA20,5614,987+18%

40Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734,698−9%

41Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5204,617−12%

42Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544,609+3%

43Allen Parish, LALA22,6724,489−11%

44East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9114,322−12%

45Richland Parish, LALA19,5824,216−28%

46Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204,156−19%

47Madison Parish, LALA8,8444,058−19%

48Bienville Parish, LALA12,2693,814−7%

49West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7563,808+4%

50Winn Parish, LALA14,9613,635+0%

51Grant Parish, LALA22,0753,598−10%

52East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603,167−17%

53St. James Parish, LALA18,9383,012−31%

54West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562,667−7%

55Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562,664−45%

56St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582,583−9%

57Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232,564−17%

58Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342,537−17%

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442,220−1%

60West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342,029−32%

61Red River Parish, LALA7,1651,953−32%

62LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541,934−28%

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,7001,699−29%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,718790−36%

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