Demographics Table
Parish![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (<150% Of Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3146 parishes) ![]() |
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Louisiana | 29.5 | 1,337,660 | 49 of 52 |
United States | 22.0 | 69,762,719 | N/A |
East Carroll Parish | 59.3 | 2,621 | 3,142 |
Tensas Parish | 54.7 | 2,486 | 3,132 |
Madison Parish | 50.1 | 4,683 | 3,114 |
Claiborne Parish | 49.9 | 6,867 | 3,111 |
Webster Parish | 47.0 | 17,973 | 3,092 |
Bienville Parish | 45.0 | 5,946 | 3,072 |
Concordia Parish | 44.2 | 7,824 | 3,064 |
Evangeline Parish | 44.0 | 13,985 | 3,061 |
Natchitoches Parish | 43.0 | 16,292 | 3,039 |
Richland Parish | 42.3 | 8,237 | 3,027 |
Morehouse Parish | 42.1 | 10,435 | 3,026 |
Franklin Parish | 42.1 | 8,003 | 3,024 |
Lincoln Parish | 41.4 | 18,233 | 3,015 |
Red River Parish | 40.8 | 3,390 | 2,994 |
St. Landry Parish | 38.3 | 31,245 | 2,922 |
Washington Parish | 38.2 | 16,985 | 2,915 |
Avoyelles Parish | 37.6 | 13,878 | 2,888 |
Caldwell Parish | 37.2 | 3,544 | 2,871 |
Ouachita Parish | 36.5 | 54,298 | 2,839 |
Caddo Parish | 35.4 | 85,184 | 2,777 |
West Carroll Parish | 34.9 | 3,700 | 2,740 |
Acadia Parish | 34.8 | 21,345 | 2,732 |
Jackson Parish | 34.6 | 5,057 | 2,713 |
Orleans Parish | 34.6 | 130,720 | 2,711 |
Iberia Parish | 33.2 | 23,489 | 2,621 |
St. Bernard Parish | 33.0 | 15,122 | 2,607 |
Winn Parish | 32.8 | 4,073 | 2,595 |
Tangipahoa Parish | 32.7 | 41,949 | 2,588 |
De Soto Parish | 32.5 | 8,800 | 2,570 |
Catahoula Parish | 32.5 | 2,757 | 2,569 |
Assumption Parish | 32.5 | 7,209 | 2,562 |
La Salle Parish | 31.9 | 4,309 | 2,499 |
St. Mary Parish | 31.8 | 15,940 | 2,491 |
Terrebonne Parish | 31.0 | 34,179 | 2,410 |
Rapides Parish | 30.8 | 39,165 | 2,388 |
Iberville Parish | 30.6 | 9,028 | 2,363 |
St. Martin Parish | 30.4 | 16,107 | 2,348 |
St. Helena Parish | 30.3 | 3,064 | 2,332 |
Pointe Coupee Parish | 30.3 | 6,560 | 2,331 |
Sabine Parish | 29.8 | 7,022 | 2,276 |
Jefferson Davis Parish | 29.6 | 9,151 | 2,264 |
Union Parish | 29.5 | 6,419 | 2,252 |
Vernon Parish | 29.3 | 13,847 | 2,227 |
Grant Parish | 28.7 | 5,489 | 2,165 |
St. James Parish | 28.5 | 6,010 | 2,143 |
Vermilion Parish | 27.7 | 16,360 | 2,050 |
Cameron Parish | 27.6 | 1,907 | 2,029 |
Calcasieu Parish | 27.5 | 54,503 | 2,014 |
East Baton Rouge Parish | 26.8 | 116,380 | 1,912 |
Lafayette Parish | 26.6 | 62,872 | 1,878 |
Bossier Parish | 26.5 | 32,606 | 1,865 |
East Feliciana Parish | 26.1 | 4,153 | 1,816 |
Beauregard Parish | 25.8 | 9,434 | 1,772 |
St. John the Baptist Parish | 25.5 | 10,853 | 1,720 |
Jefferson Parish | 25.2 | 108,785 | 1,692 |
LaFourche Parish | 25.2 | 24,119 | 1,690 |
Allen Parish | 25.0 | 5,259 | 1,656 |
Plaquemines Parish | 24.5 | 5,625 | 1,570 |
Livingston Parish | 21.1 | 29,015 | 1,075 |
West Baton Rouge Parish | 20.4 | 5,153 | 973 |
St. Tammany Parish | 18.3 | 46,330 | 679 |
West Feliciana Parish | 18.3 | 2,219 | 676 |
St. Charles Parish | 17.4 | 9,047 | 543 |
Ascension Parish | 16.7 | 20,420 | 471 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 8:26 am.
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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2023 8:26 am.
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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.