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Most residents in poverty, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, LALA362,15488,438−35%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18079,663+8%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39866,828+7%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22654,395+2%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94940,337+35%

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54237,437+23%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46636,296+28%

08St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10829,026+56%

09Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34626,842+18%

10Rapides Parish, LALA125,87724,348−6%

11Bossier Parish, LALA131,86721,764+61%

12Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16320,569+3%

13St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76520,459−20%

14Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516,984+14%

15Livingston Parish, LALA155,03615,898+52%

16Iberia Parish, LALA66,84615,575−10%

17Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36014,764+31%

18Acadia Parish, LALA57,03213,511−6%

19Ascension Parish, LALA135,10512,608+27%

20Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08911,290+9%

21Washington Parish, LALA44,93711,203+3%

22Webster Parish, LALA34,94810,181+20%

23St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64210,140+15%

24St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5529,771−23%

25Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6719,674−19%

26Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9419,405−13%

27Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809,396−18%

28St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1068,997−14%

29Vernon Parish, LALA45,0917,962−1%

30Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7056,793−18%

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8756,531−9%

32Richland Parish, LALA19,5825,917+1%

33St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865,880+7%

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3815,802−9%

35Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4715,786−12%

36Franklin Parish, LALA19,0025,545−8%

37Concordia Parish, LALA17,8365,352−9%

38Iberville Parish, LALA29,5795,135−33%

39Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735,047−2%

40Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544,976+11%

41Union Parish, LALA20,5614,553+7%

42Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344,440−12%

43Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5204,279−19%

44Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564,197−13%

45West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7564,120+12%

46Assumption Parish, LALA19,7203,886−24%

47Bienville Parish, LALA12,2693,831−7%

48East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603,782−1%

49Madison Parish, LALA8,8443,613−28%

50Grant Parish, LALA22,0753,522−12%

51Allen Parish, LALA22,6723,500−31%

52Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343,155+3%

53St. James Parish, LALA18,9382,910−34%

54East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112,907−41%

55LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542,631−2%

56St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582,474−12%

57Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232,374−23%

58Winn Parish, LALA14,9612,221−39%

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442,211−1%

60Red River Parish, LALA7,1652,028−29%

61West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1341,939−35%

62West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1561,858−35%

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,7001,378−43%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,718536−57%

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