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

East Carroll Parish had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 64 counties in 2013, at 57.7%. St. Tammany Parish had the lowest, at 15%. The median was 31% and the figure for Louisiana was 28.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.7East Carroll Parish
Lowest15St. Tammany Parish
Median3164 counties
Louisiana28.4History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 26.3 %Allen Parish: 26.5 %Ascension Parish: 15.7 %Assumption Parish: 25.6 %Avoyelles Parish: 33.9 %Beauregard Parish: 22.7 %Bienville Parish: 34 %Bossier Parish: 19.8 %Caddo Parish: 32.5 %Calcasieu Parish: 23.3 %Caldwell Parish: 32.7 %Cameron Parish: 19.4 %Catahoula Parish: 32.1 %Claiborne Parish: 42.4 %Concordia Parish: 41.8 %De Soto Parish: 33.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 28.1 %East Carroll Parish: 57.7 %East Feliciana Parish: 28.8 %Evangeline Parish: 35.7 %Franklin Parish: 45.1 %Grant Parish: 27.9 %Iberia Parish: 31.3 %Iberville Parish: 34.9 %Jackson Parish: 31 %Jefferson Parish: 31.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 24.3 %Lafayette Parish: 21.1 %Lafourche Parish: 21.9 %LaSalle Parish: 26.9 %Lincoln Parish: 32.1 %Livingston Parish: 18.1 %Madison Parish: 55.2 %Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Natchitoches Parish: 36.7 %Orleans Parish: 39 %Ouachita Parish: 35.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 18.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 30.7 %Rapides Parish: 28.4 %Red River Parish: 36.8 %Richland Parish: 40.3 %Sabine Parish: 30.8 %St. Bernard Parish: 38.4 %St. Charles Parish: 18.5 %St. Helena Parish: 38.8 %St. James Parish: 23.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. Landry Parish: 40.5 %St. Martin Parish: 29 %St. Mary Parish: 29.5 %St. Tammany Parish: 15 %Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tensas Parish: 50.2 %Terrebonne Parish: 23.2 %Union Parish: 34 %Vermilion Parish: 26.6 %Vernon Parish: 22.3 %Washington Parish: 36.2 %Webster Parish: 37 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 24 %West Carroll Parish: 34.8 %West Feliciana Parish: 21.1 %Winn Parish: 35 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

East Carroll Parish: 57.7 %East Carroll Parish57.7Madison Parish: 55.2 %Madison Parish55.2Tensas Parish: 50.2 %Tensas Parish50.2Franklin Parish: 45.1 %Franklin Parish45.1Claiborne Parish: 42.4 %Claiborne Parish42.4Concordia Parish: 41.8 %Concordia Parish41.8Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Morehouse Parish41.1St. Landry Parish: 40.5 %St. Landry Parish40.5Richland Parish: 40.3 %Richland Parish40.3Orleans Parish: 39 %Orleans Parish39St. Helena Parish: 38.8 %St. Helena Parish38.8St. Bernard Parish: 38.4 %St. Bernard Parish38.4Webster Parish: 37 %Webster Parish37Red River Parish: 36.8 %Red River Parish36.8Natchitoches Parish: 36.7 %Natchitoches Parish36.7Washington Parish: 36.2 %Washington Parish36.2Evangeline Parish: 35.7 %Evangeline Parish35.7Ouachita Parish: 35.1 %Ouachita Parish35.1Winn Parish: 35 %Winn Parish35Iberville Parish: 34.9 %Iberville Parish34.9West Carroll Parish: 34.8 %West Carroll Parish34.8Bienville Parish: 34 %Bienville Parish34Union Parish: 34 %Union Parish34Avoyelles Parish: 33.9 %Avoyelles Parish33.9De Soto Parish: 33.9 %De Soto Parish33.9Caldwell Parish: 32.7 %Caldwell Parish32.7Caddo Parish: 32.5 %Caddo Parish32.5Catahoula Parish: 32.1 %Catahoula Parish32.1Lincoln Parish: 32.1 %Lincoln Parish32.1Iberia Parish: 31.3 %Iberia Parish31.3Jefferson Parish: 31.1 %Jefferson Parish31.1Jackson Parish: 31 %Jackson Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tangipahoa Parish30.9Sabine Parish: 30.8 %Sabine Parish30.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 30.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish30.7St. Mary Parish: 29.5 %St. Mary Parish29.5St. Martin Parish: 29 %St. Martin Parish29East Feliciana Parish: 28.8 %East Feliciana Parish28.8Rapides Parish: 28.4 %Rapides Parish28.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.4East Carroll Parish: 57.7 %East Carroll Parish57.7Madison Parish: 55.2 %Madison Parish55.2Tensas Parish: 50.2 %Tensas Parish50.2Franklin Parish: 45.1 %Franklin Parish45.1Claiborne Parish: 42.4 %Claiborne Parish42.4Concordia Parish: 41.8 %Concordia Parish41.8Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Morehouse Parish41.1St. Landry Parish: 40.5 %St. Landry Parish40.5Richland Parish: 40.3 %Richland Parish40.3Orleans Parish: 39 %Orleans Parish39St. Helena Parish: 38.8 %St. Helena Parish38.8St. Bernard Parish: 38.4 %St. Bernard Parish38.4Webster Parish: 37 %Webster Parish37Red River Parish: 36.8 %Red River Parish36.8Natchitoches Parish: 36.7 %Natchitoches Parish36.7Washington Parish: 36.2 %Washington Parish36.2Evangeline Parish: 35.7 %Evangeline Parish35.7Ouachita Parish: 35.1 %Ouachita Parish35.1Winn Parish: 35 %Winn Parish35Iberville Parish: 34.9 %Iberville Parish34.9West Carroll Parish: 34.8 %West Carroll Parish34.8Bienville Parish: 34 %Bienville Parish34Union Parish: 34 %Union Parish34Avoyelles Parish: 33.9 %Avoyelles Parish33.9De Soto Parish: 33.9 %De Soto Parish33.9Caldwell Parish: 32.7 %Caldwell Parish32.7Caddo Parish: 32.5 %Caddo Parish32.5Catahoula Parish: 32.1 %Catahoula Parish32.1Lincoln Parish: 32.1 %Lincoln Parish32.1Iberia Parish: 31.3 %Iberia Parish31.3Jefferson Parish: 31.1 %Jefferson Parish31.1Jackson Parish: 31 %Jackson Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tangipahoa Parish30.9Sabine Parish: 30.8 %Sabine Parish30.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 30.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish30.7St. Mary Parish: 29.5 %St. Mary Parish29.5St. Martin Parish: 29 %St. Martin Parish29East Feliciana Parish: 28.8 %East Feliciana Parish28.8Rapides Parish: 28.4 %Rapides Parish28.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1East Carroll Parish57.7+3.2 pts
2Madison Parish55.2-3.3 pts
3Tensas Parish50.2+3 pts
4Franklin Parish45.1-4 pts
5Claiborne Parish42.4-1.3 pts
6Concordia Parish41.8+2.1 pts
7Morehouse Parish41.1-5.2 pts
8St. Landry Parish40.5+3.9 pts
9Richland Parish40.3+2.7 pts
10Orleans Parish39-2.1 pts
11St. Helena Parish38.8+0.1 pts
12St. Bernard Parish38.4+3.7 pts
13Webster Parish37+5.8 pts
14Red River Parish36.8+4.2 pts
15Natchitoches Parish36.7+5 pts
16Washington Parish36.2+0.4 pts
17Evangeline Parish35.7+0.9 pts
18Ouachita Parish35.1-0.5 pts
19Winn Parish35+2.9 pts
20Iberville Parish34.9+4.3 pts
21West Carroll Parish34.8+0.9 pts
22Bienville Parish34-3.3 pts
22Union Parish34-8.2 pts
24Avoyelles Parish33.9-1.2 pts
24De Soto Parish33.9+3.2 pts
26Caldwell Parish32.7-1.2 pts
27Caddo Parish32.5+2 pts
28Catahoula Parish32.1-1.7 pts
28Lincoln Parish32.1+0.8 pts
30Iberia Parish31.30 pts
31Jefferson Parish31.1+6.5 pts
32Jackson Parish31+1.2 pts
33Tangipahoa Parish30.9-0.9 pts
34Sabine Parish30.8-0.1 pts
35Pointe Coupee Parish30.7+0.4 pts
36St. Mary Parish29.5-2.9 pts
37St. Martin Parish29+0.3 pts
38East Feliciana Parish28.80 pts
39Rapides Parish28.4-4.1 pts
39St. John the Baptist Parish28.4-0.5 pts
41East Baton Rouge Parish28.1-1.1 pts
42Grant Parish27.9+1.1 pts
43LaSalle Parish26.9+5.8 pts
44Vermilion Parish26.6+1.5 pts
45Allen Parish26.5-0.7 pts
46Acadia Parish26.3-1.9 pts
47Assumption Parish25.6-2.8 pts
48Jefferson Davis Parish24.3-2.1 pts
49West Baton Rouge Parish24-0.9 pts
50St. James Parish23.4-1.5 pts
51Calcasieu Parish23.3-2.1 pts
52Terrebonne Parish23.2-1.4 pts
53Beauregard Parish22.7-1.8 pts
54Vernon Parish22.3-0.1 pts
55Lafourche Parish21.9-0.5 pts
56Lafayette Parish21.1-4.3 pts
56West Feliciana Parish21.1-1.3 pts
58Bossier Parish19.8-1 pts
59Cameron Parish19.4+0.4 pts
60Plaquemines Parish18.7-0.4 pts
61St. Charles Parish18.5-0.1 pts
62Livingston Parish18.1-1.8 pts
63Ascension Parish15.7-0.4 pts
64St. Tammany Parish15-3.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2013,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

East Carroll Parish, with 57.7% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

St. Tammany Parish, with 15% in 2013.

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