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Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Parish
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 parishes)
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United States N/A 20.2 65,652,285 N/A
Louisiana N/A 28.6 1,285,806 50 of 52
East Baton Rouge Parish Urban 27.9 122,418 2,273
Orleans Parish Urban 32.8 119,512 2,698
Jefferson Parish Urban 24.7 106,023 1,877
Caddo Parish Urban 33.7 76,755 2,764
Lafayette Parish Urban 25.6 61,577 1,989
Calcasieu Parish Urban 26.2 53,896 2,067
St. Tammany Parish Urban 19.5 52,005 1,053
Ouachita Parish Urban 33.7 51,767 2,764
Tangipahoa Parish Urban 29.2 38,316 2,415
Rapides Parish Urban 29.9 37,479 2,489
Livingston Parish Urban 21.7 31,257 1,383
St. Landry Parish Rural 38.5 30,977 2,989
Bossier Parish Urban 24.4 30,906 1,831
LaFourche Parish Urban 28.4 26,739 2,332
Terrebonne Parish Urban 24.6 25,998 1,862
Iberia Parish Rural 33.8 23,131 2,776
Ascension Parish Urban 16.4 20,885 593
Acadia Parish Urban 36.8 20,734 2,929
Lincoln Parish Rural 42.1 18,425 3,063
Vermilion Parish Urban 31.1 17,549 2,580
Washington Parish Rural 36.1 15,655 2,899
St. Mary Parish Rural 32.7 15,640 2,694
Webster Parish Rural 43.0 15,168 3,071
St. Bernard Parish Urban 33.6 14,711 2,752
Avoyelles Parish Rural 39.9 14,411 3,027
St. Martin Parish Urban 27.7 14,126 2,252
Vernon Parish Rural 29.0 13,362 2,393
Natchitoches Parish Rural 37.1 12,884 2,939
Evangeline Parish Rural 37.1 11,337 2,939
Morehouse Parish Urban 43.3 10,409 3,075
St. John the Baptist Parish Urban 24.4 9,994 1,831
St. Charles Parish Urban 17.3 8,889 729
Jefferson Davis Parish Urban 28.0 8,783 2,283
De Soto Parish Urban 32.8 8,762 2,698
Beauregard Parish Rural 24.3 8,676 1,812
Concordia Parish Rural 45.8 7,798 3,094
Union Parish Urban 37.9 7,695 2,971
Sabine Parish Rural 34.8 7,562 2,848
Franklin Parish Rural 40.5 7,525 3,033
Iberville Parish Urban 26.1 7,074 2,051
Richland Parish Urban 36.6 6,938 2,920
Allen Parish Rural 32.3 6,083 2,663
Claiborne Parish Rural 50.0 6,036 3,116
Bienville Parish Rural 47.0 5,849 3,105
Assumption Parish Urban 27.6 5,679 2,237
West Baton Rouge Parish Urban 21.1 5,668 1,287
Pointe Coupee Parish Urban 27.0 5,452 2,152
Jackson Parish Rural 34.6 4,866 2,835
Grant Parish Urban 25.8 4,848 2,020
Plaquemines Parish Urban 21.3 4,831 1,325
St. James Parish Urban 22.5 4,406 1,512
Madison Parish Rural 51.2 4,302 3,122
Winn Parish Rural 34.5 4,115 2,827
St. Helena Parish Urban 37.2 3,990 2,942
Caldwell Parish Rural 37.6 3,482 2,959
East Feliciana Parish Urban 21.0 3,479 1,268
La Salle Parish Rural 23.1 3,178 1,629
East Carroll Parish Rural 53.4 2,906 3,133
Red River Parish Rural 39.7 2,869 3,021
West Carroll Parish Rural 30.3 2,832 2,527
Catahoula Parish Rural 36.6 2,762 2,920
Tensas Parish Rural 45.5 1,740 3,093
West Feliciana Parish Urban 15.1 1,732 421
Cameron Parish Urban 18.4 953 878
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:25 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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