# Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Morehouse Parish | 51.4 |
| 2 | East Carroll Parish | 50 |
| 3 | Madison Parish | 49.2 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | 48.4 |
| 5 | Concordia Parish | 40.4 |
| 6 | Franklin Parish | 39.8 |
| 7 | Bienville Parish | 35.9 |
| 8 | Iberia Parish | 35.1 |
| 9 | Richland Parish | 34.2 |
| 10 | Claiborne Parish | 33.3 |
| 11 | Catahoula Parish | 32.8 |
| 12 | Red River Parish | 32.6 |
| 13 | Union Parish | 32.1 |
| 14 | St. Landry Parish | 32 |
| 14 | St. Mary Parish | 32 |
| 16 | Avoyelles Parish | 31.6 |
| 17 | Caldwell Parish | 31.3 |
| 18 | Caddo Parish | 31.1 |
| 19 | Orleans Parish | 30.9 |
| 20 | Vermilion Parish | 29.9 |
| 21 | Washington Parish | 29.4 |
| 21 | Winn Parish | 29.4 |
| 23 | Evangeline Parish | 29.2 |
| 24 | Webster Parish | 29.1 |
| 25 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 29 |
| 26 | St. Helena Parish | 28.8 |
| 27 | Iberville Parish | 28.5 |
| 27 | Tangipahoa Parish | 28.5 |
| 29 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 28.4 |
| 30 | Natchitoches Parish | 28.3 |
| 31 | Lincoln Parish | 28.2 |
| 32 | West Carroll Parish | 28.1 |
| 33 | Sabine Parish | 27.2 |
| 34 | Ouachita Parish | 27 |
| 35 | Assumption Parish | 26.6 |
| 36 | Jackson Parish | 26 |
| 37 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 25.4 |
| 37 | Jefferson Parish | 25.4 |
| 39 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 25.3 |
| 40 | St. Martin Parish | 25.2 |
| 41 | Bossier Parish | 25 |
| 42 | Terrebonne Parish | 24.7 |
| 43 | Allen Parish | 24.6 |
| 43 | Rapides Parish | 24.6 |
| 45 | St. Bernard Parish | 23.9 |
| 46 | East Feliciana Parish | 22.8 |
| 47 | De Soto Parish | 22.2 |
| 48 | Grant Parish | 21.5 |
| 49 | Lafayette Parish | 21.4 |
| 50 | Acadia Parish | 21.3 |
| 51 | St. James Parish | 21.1 |
| 52 | Calcasieu Parish | 20.6 |
| 53 | Vernon Parish | 20.4 |
| 54 | LaSalle Parish | 19.3 |
| 55 | Lafourche Parish | 18.7 |
| 56 | West Feliciana Parish | 18.6 |
| 57 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 18 |
| 58 | Plaquemines Parish | 17.8 |
| 59 | Beauregard Parish | 17.4 |
| 60 | Cameron Parish | 17.2 |
| 61 | St. Charles Parish | 17 |
| 62 | Livingston Parish | 15.2 |
| 63 | Ascension Parish | 12.7 |
| 64 | St. Tammany Parish | 11.8 |