Demographics Table
Parish
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 14.5 | 161,046 | 49 of 52 |
| United States | 9.5 | 7,541,196 | N/A |
| East Carroll Parish | 36.0 | 429 | 3,139 |
| Claiborne Parish | 29.2 | 1,086 | 3,119 |
| Madison Parish | 28.9 | 706 | 3,117 |
| Richland Parish | 25.9 | 1,289 | 3,083 |
| Morehouse Parish | 23.8 | 1,476 | 3,044 |
| Franklin Parish | 23.6 | 1,209 | 3,040 |
| Evangeline Parish | 23.4 | 1,812 | 3,038 |
| Webster Parish | 23.0 | 2,370 | 3,034 |
| Tensas Parish | 22.4 | 247 | 3,021 |
| St. Landry Parish | 22.3 | 4,527 | 3,018 |
| Bienville Parish | 22.0 | 789 | 3,013 |
| Red River Parish | 20.7 | 410 | 2,977 |
| Concordia Parish | 19.7 | 898 | 2,940 |
| Acadia Parish | 19.4 | 3,014 | 2,925 |
| Ouachita Parish | 19.4 | 6,907 | 2,923 |
| Washington Parish | 19.0 | 2,271 | 2,897 |
| Iberia Parish | 18.7 | 3,460 | 2,890 |
| Lincoln Parish | 18.7 | 1,948 | 2,889 |
| St. Bernard Parish | 18.2 | 1,868 | 2,856 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 18.1 | 1,471 | 2,846 |
| La Salle Parish | 17.8 | 647 | 2,824 |
| Caddo Parish | 17.7 | 10,446 | 2,820 |
| Avoyelles Parish | 17.7 | 1,740 | 2,819 |
| Catahoula Parish | 17.4 | 422 | 2,803 |
| De Soto Parish | 17.4 | 1,263 | 2,802 |
| Caldwell Parish | 17.1 | 433 | 2,766 |
| Jackson Parish | 17.0 | 684 | 2,762 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 17.0 | 5,397 | 2,757 |
| Terrebonne Parish | 16.9 | 4,575 | 2,746 |
| Orleans Parish | 16.8 | 12,123 | 2,740 |
| West Carroll Parish | 16.4 | 441 | 2,693 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 16.4 | 1,234 | 2,692 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 15.9 | 1,069 | 2,648 |
| Assumption Parish | 15.8 | 866 | 2,635 |
| Rapides Parish | 15.6 | 5,077 | 2,617 |
| Grant Parish | 15.3 | 712 | 2,593 |
| St. Mary Parish | 15.1 | 1,716 | 2,573 |
| St. Helena Parish | 15.0 | 416 | 2,563 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 15.0 | 1,661 | 2,558 |
| St. Martin Parish | 14.9 | 2,075 | 2,546 |
| Winn Parish | 14.8 | 543 | 2,540 |
| Bossier Parish | 13.8 | 4,606 | 2,424 |
| Vernon Parish | 13.6 | 1,680 | 2,387 |
| Iberville Parish | 13.3 | 977 | 2,339 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 13.2 | 6,669 | 2,327 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 12.9 | 728 | 2,287 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 12.9 | 617 | 2,280 |
| Sabine Parish | 12.8 | 778 | 2,273 |
| St. James Parish | 12.7 | 730 | 2,254 |
| Allen Parish | 12.5 | 694 | 2,204 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 12.3 | 12,022 | 2,160 |
| Lafayette Parish | 12.1 | 7,001 | 2,133 |
| Union Parish | 12.0 | 590 | 2,111 |
| Jefferson Parish | 12.0 | 12,872 | 2,107 |
| LaFourche Parish | 11.4 | 2,898 | 1,970 |
| Vermilion Parish | 11.3 | 1,713 | 1,947 |
| Beauregard Parish | 11.2 | 1,028 | 1,912 |
| Cameron Parish | 10.3 | 218 | 1,706 |
| Livingston Parish | 9.7 | 3,403 | 1,552 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 8.6 | 215 | 1,254 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 8.5 | 5,540 | 1,212 |
| St. Charles Parish | 8.3 | 1,199 | 1,159 |
| Ascension Parish | 8.1 | 2,579 | 1,117 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 7.8 | 562 | 1,038 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/29/2022 9:05 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/29/2022 9:05 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.