Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
Parish
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 20.5 | 66,233,791 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 28.7 | 1,296,049 | 49 of 52 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 33.9 | 124,265 | 2,758 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 27.2 | 119,919 | 2,157 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 24.5 | 105,950 | 1,796 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 33.4 | 77,376 | 2,722 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 25.3 | 60,209 | 1,894 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 25.9 | 53,821 | 1,997 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 19.8 | 52,033 | 1,067 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 33.8 | 51,966 | 2,751 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 30.1 | 38,998 | 2,473 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 28.7 | 36,192 | 2,334 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 40.3 | 32,691 | 3,022 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 25.8 | 32,641 | 1,982 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 20.0 | 28,487 | 1,116 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 27.6 | 26,193 | 2,208 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 24.3 | 26,012 | 1,763 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 33.4 | 23,063 | 2,721 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 35.9 | 20,343 | 2,871 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 16.1 | 20,242 | 535 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 42.4 | 18,863 | 3,059 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 30.7 | 17,373 | 2,525 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 37.6 | 16,436 | 2,937 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 33.7 | 16,346 | 2,746 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 44.7 | 16,025 | 3,083 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 41.4 | 15,059 | 3,040 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 28.1 | 14,428 | 2,272 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 32.6 | 14,260 | 2,674 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 38.4 | 13,609 | 2,966 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 29.0 | 13,462 | 2,362 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 43.1 | 13,324 | 3,069 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 26.2 | 10,888 | 2,040 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 42.7 | 10,488 | 3,061 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 17.3 | 8,899 | 683 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 26.8 | 8,501 | 2,111 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 31.1 | 8,269 | 2,556 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 36.6 | 8,006 | 2,903 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 45.9 | 7,943 | 3,097 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 22.0 | 7,865 | 1,418 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 41.7 | 7,829 | 3,046 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 40.1 | 7,667 | 3,015 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 35.9 | 7,365 | 2,873 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 26.3 | 7,180 | 2,048 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 29.7 | 6,225 | 2,431 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 48.9 | 6,003 | 3,114 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 29.1 | 5,955 | 2,373 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 46.9 | 5,929 | 3,102 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 22.0 | 5,838 | 1,415 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 28.8 | 5,454 | 2,345 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 23.1 | 5,307 | 1,579 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 37.0 | 5,227 | 2,923 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 27.3 | 5,188 | 2,171 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 22.5 | 4,477 | 1,491 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 51.8 | 4,384 | 3,131 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 36.7 | 3,935 | 2,909 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 31.9 | 3,830 | 2,613 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 22.2 | 3,699 | 1,450 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 39.0 | 3,652 | 2,986 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 34.6 | 3,294 | 2,805 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 23.6 | 3,239 | 1,675 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 57.0 | 3,137 | 3,139 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 37.2 | 2,702 | 2,930 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 32.8 | 2,494 | 2,685 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 18.3 | 2,157 | 834 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 45.4 | 1,816 | 3,093 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 30.0 | 1,621 | 2,452 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/25/2025 9:09 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/25/2025 9:09 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.