Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 28.7 | 1,288,695 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 52.4 | 2,780 | 3,128 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 50.0 | 4,158 | 3,119 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 49.8 | 5,939 | 3,118 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 49.1 | 1,798 | 3,112 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 45.8 | 5,644 | 3,091 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 42.6 | 18,557 | 3,070 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 42.4 | 4,559 | 3,067 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 42.3 | 9,995 | 3,066 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 42.0 | 15,234 | 3,062 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 41.1 | 7,019 | 3,049 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 39.9 | 32,022 | 3,036 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 39.4 | 7,960 | 3,025 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 39.3 | 3,619 | 3,019 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 39.3 | 7,242 | 3,019 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 39.1 | 13,634 | 3,017 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 37.9 | 13,011 | 2,978 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 37.7 | 11,581 | 2,972 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 37.6 | 21,113 | 2,966 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 37.3 | 2,662 | 2,958 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 37.3 | 16,127 | 2,958 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 36.9 | 6,954 | 2,940 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 35.9 | 7,751 | 2,901 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 34.9 | 15,399 | 2,852 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 34.0 | 6,476 | 2,793 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 33.9 | 4,061 | 2,787 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 33.7 | 75,900 | 2,777 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 33.6 | 2,523 | 2,768 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 33.6 | 22,783 | 2,768 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 33.0 | 15,575 | 2,741 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 32.8 | 3,039 | 2,724 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 32.4 | 116,342 | 2,701 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 32.4 | 49,609 | 2,701 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 32.3 | 4,542 | 2,691 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 32.3 | 18,188 | 2,691 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 31.4 | 39,182 | 2,630 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 31.2 | 8,347 | 2,612 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 30.2 | 40,047 | 2,523 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 30.0 | 13,613 | 2,506 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 28.4 | 124,301 | 2,367 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 28.2 | 5,746 | 2,338 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 28.2 | 7,641 | 2,338 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 27.7 | 25,979 | 2,281 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 27.6 | 11,110 | 2,265 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 27.2 | 13,874 | 2,216 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 25.9 | 8,121 | 2,045 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 25.8 | 4,310 | 2,030 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 25.8 | 63,050 | 2,030 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 25.6 | 4,812 | 1,995 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 25.6 | 5,124 | 1,995 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 25.4 | 51,985 | 1,971 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 25.4 | 108,707 | 1,971 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 25.0 | 26,099 | 1,925 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 24.6 | 3,382 | 1,871 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 23.5 | 8,340 | 1,712 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 23.2 | 29,516 | 1,664 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 22.0 | 32,173 | 1,453 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 21.7 | 4,209 | 1,414 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 20.2 | 1,005 | 1,174 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 19.6 | 4,356 | 1,087 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 19.4 | 52,218 | 1,063 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 18.6 | 5,055 | 944 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 18.3 | 9,332 | 886 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 17.1 | 1,849 | 707 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 21,416 | 627 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:19 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.