Demographics Table
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 Ruralurban
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | N/A | 28.6 | 1,285,806 | 50 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 36.8 | 20,734 | 2,929 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 16.4 | 20,885 | 593 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 27.6 | 5,679 | 2,237 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 24.4 | 30,906 | 1,831 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 33.7 | 76,755 | 2,764 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 26.2 | 53,896 | 2,067 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 18.4 | 953 | 878 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 32.8 | 8,762 | 2,698 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 27.9 | 122,418 | 2,273 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 21.0 | 3,479 | 1,268 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 25.8 | 4,848 | 2,020 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 26.1 | 7,074 | 2,051 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 28.0 | 8,783 | 2,283 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 24.7 | 106,023 | 1,877 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 28.4 | 26,739 | 2,332 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 25.6 | 61,577 | 1,989 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 21.7 | 31,257 | 1,383 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 43.3 | 10,409 | 3,075 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 32.8 | 119,512 | 2,698 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 33.7 | 51,767 | 2,764 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 21.3 | 4,831 | 1,325 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 27.0 | 5,452 | 2,152 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 29.9 | 37,479 | 2,489 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 36.6 | 6,938 | 2,920 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 33.6 | 14,711 | 2,752 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 17.3 | 8,889 | 729 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 37.2 | 3,990 | 2,942 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 22.5 | 4,406 | 1,512 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 24.4 | 9,994 | 1,831 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 27.7 | 14,126 | 2,252 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 19.5 | 52,005 | 1,053 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 29.2 | 38,316 | 2,415 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 24.6 | 25,998 | 1,862 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 37.9 | 7,695 | 2,971 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 31.1 | 17,549 | 2,580 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 21.1 | 5,668 | 1,287 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 15.1 | 1,732 | 421 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 32.3 | 6,083 | 2,663 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 39.9 | 14,411 | 3,027 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 24.3 | 8,676 | 1,812 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 47.0 | 5,849 | 3,105 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 37.6 | 3,482 | 2,959 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 36.6 | 2,762 | 2,920 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 50.0 | 6,036 | 3,116 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 45.8 | 7,798 | 3,094 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 53.4 | 2,906 | 3,133 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 37.1 | 11,337 | 2,939 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 40.5 | 7,525 | 3,033 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 33.8 | 23,131 | 2,776 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 34.6 | 4,866 | 2,835 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 23.1 | 3,178 | 1,629 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 42.1 | 18,425 | 3,063 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 51.2 | 4,302 | 3,122 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 37.1 | 12,884 | 2,939 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 39.7 | 2,869 | 3,021 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 34.8 | 7,562 | 2,848 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 38.5 | 30,977 | 2,989 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 32.7 | 15,640 | 2,694 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 45.5 | 1,740 | 3,093 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 29.0 | 13,362 | 2,393 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 36.1 | 15,655 | 2,899 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 43.0 | 15,168 | 3,071 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 30.3 | 2,832 | 2,527 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 34.5 | 4,115 | 2,827 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 10:04 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 07/08/2025 10:04 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.