Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 14.2 | 159,527 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 29.9 | 465 | 3,119 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 27.9 | 532 | 3,113 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 27.1 | 1,140 | 3,107 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 24.7 | 216 | 3,092 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 732 | 3,088 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 24.0 | 656 | 3,082 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 23.5 | 1,434 | 3,076 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 23.5 | 536 | 3,076 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 23.5 | 1,263 | 3,076 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 22.5 | 1,973 | 3,058 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 21.8 | 487 | 3,041 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 21.2 | 2,011 | 3,020 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 20.1 | 4,177 | 2,993 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 20.1 | 2,273 | 2,993 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 20.0 | 2,014 | 2,990 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 19.7 | 2,799 | 2,979 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 19.6 | 728 | 2,974 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 19.3 | 1,545 | 2,965 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 19.0 | 984 | 2,952 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 18.8 | 7,176 | 2,941 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 18.6 | 933 | 2,934 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 18.6 | 2,297 | 2,934 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 18.5 | 1,920 | 2,928 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 17.7 | 919 | 2,892 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 17.4 | 9,713 | 2,871 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 17.1 | 3,237 | 2,852 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 17.0 | 1,194 | 2,836 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 16.5 | 939 | 2,792 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 16.3 | 12,013 | 2,775 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 16.2 | 375 | 2,767 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 15.9 | 2,466 | 2,740 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 15.8 | 1,259 | 2,725 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 15.0 | 1,212 | 2,650 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 4,727 | 2,650 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 14.9 | 293 | 2,637 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 14.4 | 1,755 | 2,584 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 13.9 | 435 | 2,537 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 13.7 | 4,484 | 2,510 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 13.5 | 3,493 | 2,482 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 13.3 | 13,704 | 2,455 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 13.2 | 3,828 | 2,441 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 6,484 | 2,386 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 12.8 | 13,823 | 2,374 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 12.8 | 597 | 2,374 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 12.6 | 7,878 | 2,341 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 606 | 2,277 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 11.6 | 823 | 2,163 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 11.5 | 1,091 | 2,148 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 11.4 | 1,476 | 2,127 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 11.3 | 406 | 2,101 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 11.2 | 3,602 | 2,077 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 10.4 | 3,870 | 1,894 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 10.3 | 257 | 1,873 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 10.2 | 623 | 1,851 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 9.9 | 696 | 1,792 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 9.5 | 6,881 | 1,694 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 8.3 | 233 | 1,320 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 8.2 | 844 | 1,292 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 7.9 | 2,742 | 1,205 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 7.8 | 329 | 1,175 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 7.7 | 436 | 1,144 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 7.5 | 1,040 | 1,082 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 7.0 | 376 | 929 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 4.5 | 77 | 275 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:31 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:31 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.