Demographics Table
Parish
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 14.0 | 156,479 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | 8.9 | 7,181,779 | N/A |
| East Carroll Parish | 36.3 | 472 | 3,137 |
| Madison Parish | 25.6 | 512 | 3,099 |
| Claiborne Parish | 25.5 | 772 | 3,096 |
| Tensas Parish | 25.1 | 210 | 3,089 |
| Morehouse Parish | 24.4 | 1,385 | 3,083 |
| Richland Parish | 23.9 | 1,185 | 3,072 |
| Evangeline Parish | 23.0 | 1,826 | 3,057 |
| St. Helena Parish | 22.1 | 562 | 3,039 |
| Bienville Parish | 21.8 | 687 | 3,034 |
| Catahoula Parish | 21.7 | 493 | 3,033 |
| Webster Parish | 21.7 | 2,065 | 3,030 |
| St. Landry Parish | 21.6 | 4,468 | 3,029 |
| Concordia Parish | 21.2 | 846 | 3,017 |
| Washington Parish | 20.5 | 2,367 | 2,995 |
| Avoyelles Parish | 19.9 | 1,808 | 2,974 |
| Franklin Parish | 19.6 | 994 | 2,961 |
| Acadia Parish | 19.4 | 2,853 | 2,956 |
| Ouachita Parish | 19.3 | 7,092 | 2,945 |
| Caldwell Parish | 18.5 | 455 | 2,908 |
| Caddo Parish | 17.7 | 10,043 | 2,874 |
| St. Bernard Parish | 17.6 | 1,841 | 2,866 |
| Lincoln Parish | 17.4 | 1,711 | 2,852 |
| Orleans Parish | 17.1 | 12,316 | 2,837 |
| Union Parish | 17.1 | 811 | 2,830 |
| Iberia Parish | 16.7 | 3,111 | 2,806 |
| Allen Parish | 16.7 | 893 | 2,804 |
| St. Mary Parish | 16.0 | 1,868 | 2,752 |
| De Soto Parish | 15.8 | 1,132 | 2,724 |
| West Carroll Parish | 15.4 | 377 | 2,683 |
| Vermilion Parish | 15.3 | 2,374 | 2,676 |
| Jackson Parish | 15.1 | 534 | 2,649 |
| Terrebonne Parish | 15.0 | 4,312 | 2,647 |
| Rapides Parish | 14.9 | 4,762 | 2,635 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 14.7 | 1,130 | 2,621 |
| Sabine Parish | 14.4 | 757 | 2,583 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 14.3 | 867 | 2,582 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 14.3 | 1,136 | 2,577 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 14.1 | 4,452 | 2,549 |
| Vernon Parish | 13.9 | 1,685 | 2,535 |
| Winn Parish | 13.7 | 444 | 2,511 |
| St. Martin Parish | 13.7 | 1,747 | 2,500 |
| Iberville Parish | 13.5 | 1,039 | 2,484 |
| Bossier Parish | 13.0 | 4,097 | 2,412 |
| Red River Parish | 12.8 | 241 | 2,382 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 12.8 | 340 | 2,378 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 12.5 | 12,830 | 2,315 |
| Jefferson Parish | 12.4 | 13,555 | 2,304 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 12.3 | 622 | 2,282 |
| La Salle Parish | 12.2 | 415 | 2,266 |
| Assumption Parish | 11.9 | 631 | 2,209 |
| Lafayette Parish | 11.8 | 7,202 | 2,192 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 11.7 | 5,824 | 2,155 |
| LaFourche Parish | 10.8 | 2,698 | 1,964 |
| Grant Parish | 10.5 | 462 | 1,885 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 10.4 | 1,160 | 1,872 |
| Beauregard Parish | 10.4 | 977 | 1,858 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 9.8 | 423 | 1,708 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 9.5 | 6,661 | 1,633 |
| Livingston Parish | 9.3 | 3,336 | 1,582 |
| St. James Parish | 9.0 | 493 | 1,502 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 8.9 | 644 | 1,492 |
| St. Charles Parish | 7.7 | 1,075 | 1,105 |
| Ascension Parish | 6.8 | 2,296 | 872 |
| Cameron Parish | 5.7 | 103 | 551 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/22/2023 11:04 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/22/2023 11:04 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.