Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 18.7 | 842,038 | 50 of 52 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 9.9 | 12,453 | 758 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 10.2 | 5,249 | 811 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 11.5 | 2,282 | 1,106 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 11.6 | 16,496 | 1,139 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 11.7 | 30,682 | 1,153 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 12.4 | 669 | 1,337 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 13.3 | 4,765 | 1,545 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 14.1 | 5,830 | 1,719 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 14.2 | 1,676 | 1,755 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 14.7 | 2,441 | 1,836 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 14.7 | 3,379 | 1,847 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 14.7 | 3,922 | 1,861 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 2,855 | 1,912 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 15.2 | 2,081 | 1,948 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 15.5 | 66,951 | 1,995 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 5,074 | 2,097 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 3,354 | 2,098 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 16.4 | 17,532 | 2,158 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 15,695 | 2,197 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 16.7 | 21,074 | 2,225 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 16.8 | 40,006 | 2,249 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 16.8 | 4,597 | 2,254 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 17.1 | 35,580 | 2,314 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 17.6 | 9,019 | 2,370 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 17.9 | 78,833 | 2,408 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 18.0 | 8,390 | 2,430 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 18.3 | 23,102 | 2,463 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 19.1 | 3,922 | 2,554 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 19.2 | 1,827 | 2,563 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 19.2 | 24,896 | 2,565 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 19.3 | 10,909 | 2,573 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 19.6 | 3,711 | 2,602 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 19.6 | 2,361 | 2,611 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 20.2 | 5,381 | 2,656 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 21.9 | 10,623 | 2,796 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 21.9 | 50,825 | 2,801 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 22.5 | 9,840 | 2,848 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 22.9 | 84,133 | 2,873 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 23.1 | 15,953 | 2,888 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 23.4 | 36,050 | 2,902 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 23.5 | 10,294 | 2,909 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 23.7 | 13,459 | 2,922 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 23.9 | 5,237 | 2,933 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 24.0 | 4,591 | 2,937 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 24.7 | 1,873 | 2,961 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 24.8 | 1,800 | 2,963 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 24.9 | 2,327 | 2,967 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 25.9 | 9,184 | 2,996 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 26.0 | 4,884 | 3,000 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 26.2 | 3,706 | 3,004 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 26.8 | 5,507 | 3,021 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 27.5 | 2,942 | 3,039 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 27.5 | 22,276 | 3,040 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 27.6 | 9,888 | 3,043 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 27.8 | 8,576 | 3,047 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 27.9 | 10,160 | 3,056 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 28.8 | 7,067 | 3,069 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 29.7 | 13,210 | 3,082 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 31.1 | 3,928 | 3,097 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 32.6 | 4,005 | 3,112 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 33.9 | 5,864 | 3,123 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 35.1 | 1,403 | 3,127 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 38.1 | 3,223 | 3,132 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 40.3 | 2,216 | 3,136 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:42 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:42 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.