State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,541,196.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 161,046.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 562.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1038 of 3146

Ascension Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,579.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1117 of 3146

St. Charles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,199.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1159 of 3146

St. Tammany Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,540.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1212 of 3146

West Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 215.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1254 of 3146

Livingston Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,403.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1552 of 3146

Cameron Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 218.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1706 of 3146

Beauregard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,028.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1912 of 3146

Vermilion Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,713.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1947 of 3146

LaFourche Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,898.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1970 of 3146

Jefferson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,872.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2107 of 3146

Union Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 590.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2111 of 3146

Lafayette Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,001.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2133 of 3146

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,022.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2160 of 3146

Allen Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 694.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2204 of 3146

St. James Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 730.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2254 of 3146

Sabine Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 778.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2273 of 3146

East Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 617.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2280 of 3146

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 728.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2287 of 3146

Calcasieu Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,669.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2327 of 3146

Iberville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 977.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2339 of 3146

Vernon Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,680.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2387 of 3146

Bossier Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,606.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2424 of 3146

Winn Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 543.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2540 of 3146

St. Martin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,075.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2546 of 3146

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,661.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2558 of 3146

St. Helena Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 416.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2563 of 3146

St. Mary Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,716.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2573 of 3146

Grant Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 712.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2593 of 3146

Rapides Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,077.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2617 of 3146

Assumption Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 866.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2635 of 3146

Plaquemines Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,069.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2648 of 3146

Natchitoches Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,234.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2692 of 3146

West Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 441.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2693 of 3146

Orleans Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,123.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2740 of 3146

Terrebonne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,575.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2746 of 3146

Tangipahoa Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,397.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2757 of 3146

Jackson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 684.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2762 of 3146

Caldwell Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 433.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2766 of 3146

De Soto Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,263.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2802 of 3146

Catahoula Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 422.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2803 of 3146

Avoyelles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,740.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2819 of 3146

Caddo Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,446.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2820 of 3146

La Salle Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 647.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2824 of 3146

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,471.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2846 of 3146

St. Bernard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,868.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2856 of 3146

Lincoln Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,948.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2889 of 3146

Iberia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,460.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2890 of 3146

Washington Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,271.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2897 of 3146

Ouachita Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,907.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2923 of 3146

Acadia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,014.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2925 of 3146

Concordia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 898.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2940 of 3146

Red River Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 410.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2977 of 3146

Bienville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 789.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3013 of 3146

St. Landry Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,527.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3018 of 3146

Tensas Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 247.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3021 of 3146

Webster Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,370.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3034 of 3146

Evangeline Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,812.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3038 of 3146

Franklin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,209.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3040 of 3146

Morehouse Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,476.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3044 of 3146

Richland Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,289.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3083 of 3146

Madison Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 706.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3117 of 3146

Claiborne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,086.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3119 of 3146

East Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 429.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3139 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/17/2022 3:27 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
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