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
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 66,233,791.
- Rank within US : N/A
Louisiana
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,296,049.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
Ascension Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,242.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 535 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 8,899.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 683 of 3143
West Feliciana Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,157.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 834 of 3143
St. Tammany Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 52,033.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1067 of 3143
Livingston Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 28,487.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1116 of 3143
West Baton Rouge Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,838.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1415 of 3143
Beauregard Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,865.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1418 of 3143
East Feliciana Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,699.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1450 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 4,477.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1491 of 3143
Plaquemines Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,307.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1579 of 3143
La Salle Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,239.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1675 of 3143
Terrebonne Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 26,012.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1763 of 3143
Jefferson Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 105,950.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1796 of 3143
Lafayette Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 60,209.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1894 of 3143
Bossier 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 32,641.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1982 of 3143
Calcasieu Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 53,821.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1997 of 3143
St. John the Baptist 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 10,888.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2040 of 3143
Iberville Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,180.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2048 of 3143
Jefferson Davis Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,501.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2111 of 3143
East Baton Rouge Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 119,919.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2157 of 3143
Grant Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,188.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2171 of 3143
LaFourche 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 26,193.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2208 of 3143
St. Martin Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,428.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2272 of 3143
Rapides Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 36,192.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2334 of 3143
Allen Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,454.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2345 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 13,462.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2362 of 3143
Pointe Coupee Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,955.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2373 of 3143
Assumption Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,225.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2431 of 3143
Cameron Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,621.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2452 of 3143
Tangipahoa Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 38,998.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2473 of 3143
Vermilion Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 17,373.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2525 of 3143
De Soto 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 8,269.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2556 of 3143
Winn Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,830.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2613 of 3143
St. Bernard Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.6 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 14,260.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2674 of 3143
Catahoula Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,494.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2685 of 3143
Iberia Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 33.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 23,063.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2721 of 3143
Caddo Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 33.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 77,376.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2722 of 3143
St. Mary Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,346.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2746 of 3143
Ouachita Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 33.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 51,966.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2751 of 3143
Orleans Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 33.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 124,265.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2758 of 3143
West Carroll 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 3,294.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2805 of 3143
Acadia Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 35.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 20,343.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2871 of 3143
Union Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 35.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,365.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2873 of 3143
Sabine 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 8,006.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2903 of 3143
St. Helena Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,935.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2909 of 3143
Jackson Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,227.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2923 of 3143
Red River Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,702.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2930 of 3143
Washington 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 16,436.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2937 of 3143
Natchitoches Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,609.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2966 of 3143
Caldwell Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,652.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2986 of 3143
Richland Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 40.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,667.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3015 of 3143
St. Landry Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 40.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 32,691.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3022 of 3143
Avoyelles Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 15,059.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3040 of 3143
Franklin Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,829.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3046 of 3143
Lincoln Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 42.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 18,863.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3059 of 3143
Morehouse Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 42.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,488.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3061 of 3143
Evangeline Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 13,324.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3069 of 3143
Webster Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.7 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,025.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3083 of 3143
Tensas Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 1,816.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3093 of 3143
Concordia Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,943.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3097 of 3143
Bienville Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 46.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,929.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3102 of 3143
Claiborne Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,003.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3114 of 3143
Madison Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.8 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,384.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3131 of 3143
East Carroll Parish
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 57.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,137.
- Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3139 of 3143
Notes:
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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.