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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 156,479.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

Cameron Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 103.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 551 of 3143

Ascension Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,296.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 872 of 3143

St. Charles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,075.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1105 of 3143

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 644.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1492 of 3143

St. James Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 493.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1502 of 3143

Livingston Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,336.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1582 of 3143

St. Tammany Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,661.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1633 of 3143

East Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 423.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1708 of 3143

Beauregard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 977.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1858 of 3143

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,160.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1872 of 3143

Grant Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 462.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1885 of 3143

LaFourche Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,698.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1964 of 3143

Calcasieu Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,824.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2155 of 3143

Lafayette Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,202.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2192 of 3143

Assumption Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 631.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2209 of 3143

La Salle Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 415.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2266 of 3143

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 622.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2282 of 3143

Jefferson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 13,555.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2304 of 3143

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,830.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2315 of 3143

West Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 340.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2378 of 3143

Red River Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 241.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2382 of 3143

Bossier Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,097.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2412 of 3143

Iberville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,039.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2484 of 3143

St. Martin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,747.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2500 of 3143

Winn Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 444.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2511 of 3143

Vernon Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,685.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2535 of 3143

Tangipahoa Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,452.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2549 of 3143

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,136.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2577 of 3143

Plaquemines Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 867.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2582 of 3143

Sabine Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 757.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2583 of 3143

Natchitoches Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,130.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2621 of 3143

Rapides Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,762.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2635 of 3143

Terrebonne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,312.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2647 of 3143

Jackson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 534.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2649 of 3143

Vermilion Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,374.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2676 of 3143

West Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 377.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2683 of 3143

De Soto Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,132.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2724 of 3143

St. Mary Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,868.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2752 of 3143

Allen Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 893.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2804 of 3143

Iberia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,111.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2806 of 3143

Union Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 811.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2830 of 3143

Orleans Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,316.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2837 of 3143

Lincoln Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,711.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2852 of 3143

St. Bernard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,841.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2866 of 3143

Caddo Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,043.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2874 of 3143

Caldwell Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 455.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2908 of 3143

Ouachita Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,092.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2945 of 3143

Acadia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,853.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2956 of 3143

Franklin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 994.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2961 of 3143

Avoyelles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,808.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2974 of 3143

Washington Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,367.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2995 of 3143

Concordia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 846.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3017 of 3143

St. Landry Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,468.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3029 of 3143

Webster Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,065.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3030 of 3143

Catahoula Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 493.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3033 of 3143

Bienville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 687.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3034 of 3143

St. Helena Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 562.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3039 of 3143

Evangeline Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,826.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3057 of 3143

Richland Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,185.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3072 of 3143

Morehouse Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,385.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3083 of 3143

Tensas Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 210.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3089 of 3143

Claiborne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 772.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3096 of 3143

Madison Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 512.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3099 of 3143

East Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 472.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3137 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/29/2023 3:17 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.