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Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Parish
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Value (Percent)
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 parishes)
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Louisiana 18.8 850,486 50 of 52
United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
East Carroll Parish 47.3 2,416 3,140
Tensas Parish 37.1 1,579 3,128
Madison Parish 35.0 3,000 3,121
Claiborne Parish 33.6 4,188 3,110
Concordia Parish 30.9 5,370 3,092
Morehouse Parish 30.1 7,511 3,085
Catahoula Parish 29.2 2,252 3,072
Bienville Parish 29.1 3,734 3,068
Richland Parish 28.6 5,471 3,062
Lincoln Parish 28.4 12,942 3,057
Franklin Parish 27.1 5,085 3,030
Evangeline Parish 27.0 8,385 3,027
Webster Parish 26.6 9,699 3,023
Natchitoches Parish 26.5 9,622 3,020
Avoyelles Parish 26.5 9,632 3,019
St. Landry Parish 25.9 21,097 2,995
Caldwell Parish 25.5 2,355 2,980
St. Helena Parish 25.2 2,689 2,964
Washington Parish 24.7 10,742 2,940
Ouachita Parish 24.4 37,475 2,933
Orleans Parish 23.8 88,675 2,914
Union Parish 23.6 4,874 2,897
Acadia Parish 23.1 13,209 2,871
Caddo Parish 23.0 54,049 2,865
Iberia Parish 22.5 15,621 2,832
Red River Parish 21.8 1,616 2,786
St. Bernard Parish 21.7 9,428 2,776
Sabine Parish 21.6 4,771 2,773
West Carroll Parish 21.5 2,069 2,760
De Soto Parish 21.1 5,609 2,726
Jackson Parish 21.0 2,970 2,722
St. Mary Parish 20.5 10,063 2,675
Tangipahoa Parish 20.1 25,793 2,645
Pointe Coupee Parish 19.4 4,021 2,585
Iberville Parish 18.9 5,170 2,525
Rapides Parish 18.8 23,803 2,514
Winn Parish 18.4 2,206 2,473
Allen Parish 18.1 3,383 2,429
Terrebonne Parish 17.8 19,291 2,389
Vernon Parish 17.7 8,175 2,374
East Baton Rouge Parish 17.7 78,767 2,368
Vermilion Parish 17.5 9,971 2,335
Plaquemines Parish 17.5 4,045 2,334
St. Martin Parish 17.3 8,937 2,307
La Salle Parish 17.0 2,296 2,274
Jefferson Davis Parish 16.9 5,382 2,262
Bossier Parish 16.9 21,274 2,251
Lafayette Parish 16.8 39,633 2,236
Assumption Parish 16.4 3,477 2,162
Calcasieu Parish 16.4 34,269 2,154
Grant Parish 16.2 3,072 2,133
Jefferson Parish 15.9 69,356 2,087
LaFourche Parish 15.7 15,016 2,042
West Feliciana Parish 15.0 1,757 1,897
St. John the Baptist Parish 14.9 6,262 1,880
West Baton Rouge Parish 14.6 3,819 1,822
Beauregard Parish 14.1 5,066 1,719
East Feliciana Parish 13.9 2,296 1,689
St. James Parish 12.0 2,416 1,203
St. Tammany Parish 11.7 30,553 1,149
Livingston Parish 10.7 14,899 913
St. Charles Parish 10.2 5,286 811
Ascension Parish 9.8 12,130 707
Cameron Parish 8.3 467 432
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 7:26 pm.
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.

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