Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 14.1 | 159,327 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 19.5 | 2,716 | 2,972 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 21.1 | 1,097 | 3,023 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 8.0 | 2,834 | 1,239 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 8.7 | 510 | 1,451 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 22.8 | 2,057 | 3,065 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 12.3 | 1,153 | 2,294 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 22.4 | 685 | 3,057 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 3,303 | 1,869 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 17.6 | 9,926 | 2,876 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 12.6 | 6,339 | 2,341 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 22.2 | 530 | 3,052 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 5.1 | 85 | 389 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 20.2 | 454 | 2,996 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 21.7 | 610 | 3,040 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 24.8 | 1,122 | 3,084 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 14.7 | 1,037 | 2,633 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 13.7 | 14,186 | 2,508 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 28.1 | 464 | 3,111 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 9.6 | 394 | 1,689 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 18.9 | 1,506 | 2,947 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 16.4 | 854 | 2,797 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 12.5 | 622 | 2,328 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 16.1 | 2,884 | 2,777 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 16.3 | 1,200 | 2,789 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 18.7 | 680 | 2,937 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 12.7 | 1,042 | 2,353 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 13,579 | 2,390 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 10.4 | 363 | 1,892 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 3,185 | 2,278 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 12.6 | 7,958 | 2,341 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 20.7 | 2,093 | 3,014 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 10.2 | 3,897 | 1,843 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 22.1 | 416 | 3,050 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 22.2 | 1,348 | 3,052 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 17.5 | 1,443 | 2,870 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 12,420 | 2,810 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 18.4 | 7,174 | 2,920 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 8.5 | 521 | 1,385 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 11.9 | 597 | 2,221 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 15.2 | 4,755 | 2,702 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 14.7 | 306 | 2,633 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 19.0 | 1,000 | 2,953 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 17.5 | 1,026 | 2,870 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 18.3 | 1,978 | 2,915 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 8.3 | 1,115 | 1,332 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 24.2 | 532 | 3,081 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 8.2 | 433 | 1,294 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 8.7 | 913 | 1,451 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 22.1 | 4,483 | 3,050 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 1,345 | 1,869 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 18.4 | 2,212 | 2,920 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 8.8 | 6,495 | 1,481 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 14.0 | 4,708 | 2,552 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 25.7 | 215 | 3,095 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 12.1 | 3,492 | 2,260 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 22.7 | 1,220 | 3,061 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 2,497 | 2,810 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 15.8 | 1,985 | 2,754 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 19.1 | 2,080 | 2,959 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 18.4 | 1,711 | 2,920 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 8.1 | 567 | 1,260 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 9.7 | 243 | 1,714 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 9.0 | 257 | 1,534 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 16.0 | 475 | 2,771 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 9:56 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.