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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
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Parish
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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Families (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 parishes)
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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 06/20/2025 6:29 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.

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