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 Rank
Parish![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Below Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) ![]() |
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Louisiana | N/A | 18.9 | 848,769 | 50 of 52 |
United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
Madison Parish | Rural | 36.7 | 3,083 | 3,130 |
East Carroll Parish | Rural | 35.7 | 1,941 | 3,124 |
Claiborne Parish | Rural | 35.0 | 4,223 | 3,122 |
Concordia Parish | Rural | 34.8 | 5,926 | 3,121 |
Tensas Parish | Rural | 32.8 | 1,255 | 3,111 |
Bienville Parish | Rural | 32.1 | 4,002 | 3,107 |
Lincoln Parish | Rural | 30.7 | 13,415 | 3,088 |
Morehouse Parish | Urban | 30.7 | 7,368 | 3,088 |
St. Helena Parish | Urban | 30.0 | 3,218 | 3,084 |
Red River Parish | Rural | 29.4 | 2,121 | 3,077 |
Union Parish | Urban | 28.6 | 5,806 | 3,063 |
Catahoula Parish | Rural | 28.1 | 2,117 | 3,054 |
Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 27.4 | 9,875 | 3,039 |
Webster Parish | Rural | 26.9 | 9,462 | 3,026 |
Franklin Parish | Rural | 25.6 | 4,765 | 2,998 |
Caldwell Parish | Rural | 25.4 | 2,351 | 2,991 |
Acadia Parish | Urban | 24.4 | 13,750 | 2,954 |
Jackson Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 3,426 | 2,951 |
Washington Parish | Rural | 24.2 | 10,493 | 2,950 |
Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 24.1 | 8,377 | 2,944 |
Ouachita Parish | Urban | 24.0 | 36,927 | 2,941 |
St. Landry Parish | Rural | 24.0 | 19,321 | 2,941 |
Richland Parish | Urban | 23.5 | 4,462 | 2,916 |
Evangeline Parish | Rural | 23.0 | 7,022 | 2,898 |
Sabine Parish | Rural | 22.7 | 4,930 | 2,877 |
Iberia Parish | Rural | 22.6 | 15,483 | 2,867 |
Orleans Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 82,338 | 2,867 |
St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 9,906 | 2,867 |
Caddo Parish | Urban | 22.3 | 50,837 | 2,850 |
St. Mary Parish | Rural | 22.1 | 10,553 | 2,833 |
Winn Parish | Rural | 22.0 | 2,625 | 2,821 |
De Soto Parish | Urban | 21.8 | 5,815 | 2,809 |
Allen Parish | Rural | 20.4 | 3,849 | 2,690 |
Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 19.4 | 25,465 | 2,608 |
Vermilion Parish | Urban | 19.2 | 10,823 | 2,584 |
Rapides Parish | Urban | 18.9 | 23,749 | 2,552 |
East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 18.6 | 81,374 | 2,511 |
Vernon Parish | Rural | 18.3 | 8,409 | 2,472 |
LaFourche Parish | Urban | 18.0 | 16,947 | 2,433 |
Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 36,643 | 2,405 |
Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 5,586 | 2,405 |
Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 17.8 | 3,598 | 2,405 |
Lafayette Parish | Urban | 17.4 | 41,954 | 2,337 |
St. Martin Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 8,461 | 2,213 |
Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 16.5 | 17,391 | 2,195 |
Bossier Parish | Urban | 16.4 | 20,762 | 2,175 |
Jefferson Parish | Urban | 16.3 | 69,819 | 2,150 |
Grant Parish | Urban | 16.1 | 3,033 | 2,126 |
West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 4,298 | 2,114 |
West Carroll Parish | Rural | 15.7 | 1,473 | 2,066 |
Iberville Parish | Urban | 15.5 | 4,208 | 2,037 |
La Salle Parish | Rural | 15.5 | 2,126 | 2,037 |
Beauregard Parish | Rural | 14.1 | 5,040 | 1,752 |
Assumption Parish | Urban | 13.9 | 2,861 | 1,708 |
East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 13.5 | 2,248 | 1,622 |
Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 13.4 | 3,024 | 1,600 |
Livingston Parish | Urban | 13.1 | 18,935 | 1,530 |
St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 12.6 | 5,146 | 1,398 |
St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 32,413 | 1,290 |
West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 11.6 | 1,328 | 1,154 |
St. James Parish | Urban | 10.5 | 2,057 | 896 |
Ascension Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 13,182 | 848 |
St. Charles Parish | Urban | 9.8 | 5,047 | 729 |
Cameron Parish | Urban | 6.3 | 327 | 118 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/17/2025 12:19 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/17/2025 12:19 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.