Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 18.9 | 848,769 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 6.3 | 327 | 118 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 32.8 | 1,255 | 3,111 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 11.6 | 1,328 | 1,154 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 15.7 | 1,473 | 2,066 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 35.7 | 1,941 | 3,124 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 10.5 | 2,057 | 896 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 28.1 | 2,117 | 3,054 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 29.4 | 2,121 | 3,077 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 15.5 | 2,126 | 2,037 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 13.5 | 2,248 | 1,622 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 25.4 | 2,351 | 2,991 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 22.0 | 2,625 | 2,821 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 13.9 | 2,861 | 1,708 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 13.4 | 3,024 | 1,600 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 16.1 | 3,033 | 2,126 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 36.7 | 3,083 | 3,130 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 30.0 | 3,218 | 3,084 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 3,426 | 2,951 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 3,598 | 2,405 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 20.4 | 3,849 | 2,690 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 32.1 | 4,002 | 3,107 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 15.5 | 4,208 | 2,037 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 35.0 | 4,223 | 3,122 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 4,298 | 2,114 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 23.5 | 4,462 | 2,916 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 25.6 | 4,765 | 2,998 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 22.7 | 4,930 | 2,877 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 14.1 | 5,040 | 1,752 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 9.8 | 5,047 | 729 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 12.6 | 5,146 | 1,398 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 5,586 | 2,405 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 28.6 | 5,806 | 3,063 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 21.8 | 5,815 | 2,809 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 34.8 | 5,926 | 3,121 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 23.0 | 7,022 | 2,898 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 30.7 | 7,368 | 3,088 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 24.1 | 8,377 | 2,944 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 18.3 | 8,409 | 2,472 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 8,461 | 2,213 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 26.9 | 9,462 | 3,026 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 27.4 | 9,875 | 3,039 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 9,906 | 2,867 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 24.2 | 10,493 | 2,950 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 22.1 | 10,553 | 2,833 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 19.2 | 10,823 | 2,584 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 13,182 | 848 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 30.7 | 13,415 | 3,088 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 24.4 | 13,750 | 2,954 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 22.6 | 15,483 | 2,867 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 18.0 | 16,947 | 2,433 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 16.5 | 17,391 | 2,195 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 13.1 | 18,935 | 1,530 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 24.0 | 19,321 | 2,941 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 16.4 | 20,762 | 2,175 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 18.9 | 23,749 | 2,552 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 19.4 | 25,465 | 2,608 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 32,413 | 1,290 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 36,643 | 2,405 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 24.0 | 36,927 | 2,941 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 17.4 | 41,954 | 2,337 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 22.3 | 50,837 | 2,850 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 16.3 | 69,819 | 2,150 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 18.6 | 81,374 | 2,511 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 82,338 | 2,867 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/14/2026 3:35 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.