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Interpretation of Demographics Data

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
Sorted by Rank

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 65,652,285.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,285,806.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

West Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,732.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 421 of 3143

Ascension Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,885.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 593 of 3143

St. Charles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,889.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 729 of 3143

Cameron Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 953.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 878 of 3143

St. Tammany Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 52,005.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1053 of 3143

East Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,479.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1268 of 3143

West Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,668.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1287 of 3143

Plaquemines Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,831.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1325 of 3143

Livingston Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 31,257.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1383 of 3143

St. James Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,406.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1512 of 3143

La Salle Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,178.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1629 of 3143

Beauregard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,676.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1812 of 3143

Bossier Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 30,906.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1831 of 3143

St. John the Baptist Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 9,994.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1831 of 3143

Terrebonne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 25,998.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1862 of 3143

Jefferson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 106,023.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1877 of 3143

Lafayette Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 61,577.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1989 of 3143

Grant Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,848.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2020 of 3143

Iberville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,074.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2051 of 3143

Calcasieu Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 53,896.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2067 of 3143

Pointe Coupee Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,452.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2152 of 3143

Assumption Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,679.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2237 of 3143

St. Martin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,126.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2252 of 3143

East Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 122,418.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2273 of 3143

Jefferson Davis Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,783.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2283 of 3143

LaFourche Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 26,739.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2332 of 3143

Vernon Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,362.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2393 of 3143

Tangipahoa Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 38,316.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2415 of 3143

Rapides Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 37,479.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2489 of 3143

West Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,832.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2527 of 3143

Vermilion Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 17,549.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2580 of 3143

Allen Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,083.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2663 of 3143

St. Mary Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 15,640.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2694 of 3143

De Soto Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,762.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2698 of 3143

Orleans Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 119,512.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2698 of 3143

St. Bernard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,711.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2752 of 3143

Caddo Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 76,755.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2764 of 3143

Ouachita Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 51,767.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2764 of 3143

Iberia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 23,131.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2776 of 3143

Winn Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,115.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2827 of 3143

Jackson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,866.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2835 of 3143

Sabine Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,562.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2848 of 3143

Washington Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 15,655.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2899 of 3143

Catahoula Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,762.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2920 of 3143

Richland Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,938.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2920 of 3143

Acadia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,734.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2929 of 3143

Evangeline Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 11,337.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2939 of 3143

Natchitoches Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 12,884.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2939 of 3143

St. Helena Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,990.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2942 of 3143

Caldwell Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,482.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2959 of 3143

Union Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,695.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2971 of 3143

St. Landry Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 30,977.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2989 of 3143

Red River Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,869.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3021 of 3143

Avoyelles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,411.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3027 of 3143

Franklin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,525.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3033 of 3143

Lincoln Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 18,425.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3063 of 3143

Webster Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 15,168.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3071 of 3143

Morehouse Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,409.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3075 of 3143

Tensas Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,740.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3093 of 3143

Concordia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,798.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3094 of 3143

Bienville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,849.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3105 of 3143

Claiborne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,036.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3116 of 3143

Madison Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,302.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3122 of 3143

East Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,906.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3133 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2025 8:24 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.