Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 18.9 | 848,967 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 35.2 | 1,869 | 3,125 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 34.5 | 2,868 | 3,124 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 34.4 | 1,262 | 3,123 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 32.4 | 3,485 | 3,102 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 32.0 | 3,817 | 3,097 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 31.8 | 5,429 | 3,095 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 31.2 | 13,575 | 3,091 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 29.8 | 2,740 | 3,074 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 29.4 | 5,945 | 3,071 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 29.3 | 6,915 | 3,069 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 29.2 | 3,603 | 3,068 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 27.8 | 10,095 | 3,047 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 26.8 | 21,477 | 3,031 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 25.8 | 1,838 | 3,014 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 25.4 | 8,723 | 3,001 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 25.0 | 14,021 | 2,986 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 1,826 | 2,954 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 7,451 | 2,954 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 10,509 | 2,954 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 2,903 | 2,954 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 24.1 | 4,435 | 2,945 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 24.0 | 4,532 | 2,941 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 23.7 | 5,127 | 2,930 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 23.2 | 35,502 | 2,914 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 23.1 | 4,389 | 2,904 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 23.1 | 8,071 | 2,904 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 23.0 | 10,128 | 2,897 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 22.8 | 15,482 | 2,883 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 81,072 | 2,872 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 22.4 | 50,337 | 2,856 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 22.3 | 3,139 | 2,852 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 21.5 | 5,759 | 2,790 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 20.8 | 9,809 | 2,739 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 20.2 | 11,364 | 2,683 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 19.9 | 5,397 | 2,656 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 19.9 | 24,796 | 2,656 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 19.6 | 85,736 | 2,631 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 19.2 | 25,394 | 2,586 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 19.0 | 8,618 | 2,561 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 17.4 | 35,503 | 2,359 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 17.1 | 41,850 | 2,302 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 17.0 | 3,208 | 2,286 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 17.0 | 15,931 | 2,286 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 70,927 | 2,223 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 16.5 | 3,295 | 2,201 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 16.2 | 2,711 | 2,147 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 16.2 | 1,506 | 2,147 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 16.0 | 2,205 | 2,110 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 16,741 | 2,110 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 15.9 | 20,246 | 2,095 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 15.3 | 3,111 | 1,987 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 15.3 | 7,790 | 1,987 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 14.6 | 4,559 | 1,859 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 14.4 | 5,804 | 1,824 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 14.3 | 5,094 | 1,806 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 18,844 | 1,481 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 2,863 | 1,481 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 3,515 | 1,481 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 11.8 | 1,281 | 1,206 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 11.7 | 5,982 | 1,176 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 11.4 | 30,699 | 1,105 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 11.1 | 2,148 | 1,017 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 13,346 | 849 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 7.4 | 370 | 258 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:47 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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.