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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 2014, at 54.3%. St. Tammany Parish had the lowest, at 14.9%. The median was 29.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 28%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.3East Carroll Parish
Lowest14.9St. Tammany Parish
Median29.764 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 27.6 %Allen Parish: 26.2 %Ascension Parish: 18.3 %Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 33.8 %Beauregard Parish: 23.1 %Bienville Parish: 37.5 %Bossier Parish: 21.8 %Caddo Parish: 36.5 %Calcasieu Parish: 26.3 %Caldwell Parish: 31.1 %Cameron Parish: 17 %Catahoula Parish: 32.3 %Claiborne Parish: 37.3 %Concordia Parish: 43.4 %De Soto Parish: 31.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 24.2 %East Carroll Parish: 54.3 %East Feliciana Parish: 25.4 %Evangeline Parish: 31.6 %Franklin Parish: 44.2 %Grant Parish: 25.7 %Iberia Parish: 29.1 %Iberville Parish: 31 %Jackson Parish: 33.1 %Jefferson Parish: 25.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 27.5 %Lafayette Parish: 19.8 %Lafourche Parish: 25.1 %LaSalle Parish: 20.9 %Lincoln Parish: 30.5 %Livingston Parish: 16.9 %Madison Parish: 50.9 %Morehouse Parish: 44.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 37.7 %Orleans Parish: 43.3 %Ouachita Parish: 36.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 19.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 28.1 %Rapides Parish: 26.7 %Red River Parish: 34.5 %Richland Parish: 35.7 %Sabine Parish: 27.1 %St. Bernard Parish: 27 %St. Charles Parish: 18.2 %St. Helena Parish: 36.5 %St. James Parish: 24.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 30.9 %St. Landry Parish: 40.2 %St. Martin Parish: 26.9 %St. Mary Parish: 30.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 14.9 %Tangipahoa Parish: 31.9 %Tensas Parish: 44.6 %Terrebonne Parish: 27.1 %Union Parish: 33.3 %Vermilion Parish: 24.5 %Vernon Parish: 20.3 %Washington Parish: 38.2 %Webster Parish: 31.9 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 28.6 %West Carroll Parish: 31.8 %West Feliciana Parish: 20.9 %Winn Parish: 33.6 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

East Carroll Parish: 54.3 %East Carroll Parish54.3Madison Parish: 50.9 %Madison Parish50.9Morehouse Parish: 44.7 %Morehouse Parish44.7Tensas Parish: 44.6 %Tensas Parish44.6Franklin Parish: 44.2 %Franklin Parish44.2Concordia Parish: 43.4 %Concordia Parish43.4Orleans Parish: 43.3 %Orleans Parish43.3St. Landry Parish: 40.2 %St. Landry Parish40.2Washington Parish: 38.2 %Washington Parish38.2Natchitoches Parish: 37.7 %Natchitoches Parish37.7Bienville Parish: 37.5 %Bienville Parish37.5Claiborne Parish: 37.3 %Claiborne Parish37.3Caddo Parish: 36.5 %Caddo Parish36.5St. Helena Parish: 36.5 %St. Helena Parish36.5Ouachita Parish: 36.1 %Ouachita Parish36.1Richland Parish: 35.7 %Richland Parish35.7Red River Parish: 34.5 %Red River Parish34.5Avoyelles Parish: 33.8 %Avoyelles Parish33.8Winn Parish: 33.6 %Winn Parish33.6Union Parish: 33.3 %Union Parish33.3Jackson Parish: 33.1 %Jackson Parish33.1Catahoula Parish: 32.3 %Catahoula Parish32.3Tangipahoa Parish: 31.9 %Tangipahoa Parish31.9Webster Parish: 31.9 %Webster Parish31.9West Carroll Parish: 31.8 %West Carroll Parish31.8Evangeline Parish: 31.6 %Evangeline Parish31.6De Soto Parish: 31.4 %De Soto Parish31.4Caldwell Parish: 31.1 %Caldwell Parish31.1Iberville Parish: 31 %Iberville Parish31St. John the Baptist Parish: 30.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish30.9Lincoln Parish: 30.5 %Lincoln Parish30.5St. Mary Parish: 30.2 %St. Mary Parish30.2Iberia Parish: 29.1 %Iberia Parish29.1West Baton Rouge Parish: 28.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish28.6Pointe Coupee Parish: 28.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish28.1Acadia Parish: 27.6 %Acadia Parish27.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 27.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish27.5Sabine Parish: 27.1 %Sabine Parish27.1Terrebonne Parish: 27.1 %Terrebonne Parish27.1St. Bernard Parish: 27 %St. Bernard Parish27East Carroll Parish: 54.3 %East Carroll Parish54.3Madison Parish: 50.9 %Madison Parish50.9Morehouse Parish: 44.7 %Morehouse Parish44.7Tensas Parish: 44.6 %Tensas Parish44.6Franklin Parish: 44.2 %Franklin Parish44.2Concordia Parish: 43.4 %Concordia Parish43.4Orleans Parish: 43.3 %Orleans Parish43.3St. Landry Parish: 40.2 %St. Landry Parish40.2Washington Parish: 38.2 %Washington Parish38.2Natchitoches Parish: 37.7 %Natchitoches Parish37.7Bienville Parish: 37.5 %Bienville Parish37.5Claiborne Parish: 37.3 %Claiborne Parish37.3Caddo Parish: 36.5 %Caddo Parish36.5St. Helena Parish: 36.5 %St. Helena Parish36.5Ouachita Parish: 36.1 %Ouachita Parish36.1Richland Parish: 35.7 %Richland Parish35.7Red River Parish: 34.5 %Red River Parish34.5Avoyelles Parish: 33.8 %Avoyelles Parish33.8Winn Parish: 33.6 %Winn Parish33.6Union Parish: 33.3 %Union Parish33.3Jackson Parish: 33.1 %Jackson Parish33.1Catahoula Parish: 32.3 %Catahoula Parish32.3Tangipahoa Parish: 31.9 %Tangipahoa Parish31.9Webster Parish: 31.9 %Webster Parish31.9West Carroll Parish: 31.8 %West Carroll Parish31.8Evangeline Parish: 31.6 %Evangeline Parish31.6De Soto Parish: 31.4 %De Soto Parish31.4Caldwell Parish: 31.1 %Caldwell Parish31.1Iberville Parish: 31 %Iberville Parish31St. John the Baptist Parish: 30.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish30.9Lincoln Parish: 30.5 %Lincoln Parish30.5St. Mary Parish: 30.2 %St. Mary Parish30.2Iberia Parish: 29.1 %Iberia Parish29.1West Baton Rouge Parish: 28.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish28.6Pointe Coupee Parish: 28.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish28.1Acadia Parish: 27.6 %Acadia Parish27.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 27.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish27.5Sabine Parish: 27.1 %Sabine Parish27.1Terrebonne Parish: 27.1 %Terrebonne Parish27.1St. Bernard Parish: 27 %St. Bernard Parish27
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1East Carroll Parish54.3-3.4 pts
2Madison Parish50.9-4.3 pts
3Morehouse Parish44.7+3.6 pts
4Tensas Parish44.6-5.6 pts
5Franklin Parish44.2-0.9 pts
6Concordia Parish43.4+1.6 pts
7Orleans Parish43.3+4.3 pts
8St. Landry Parish40.2-0.3 pts
9Washington Parish38.2+2 pts
10Natchitoches Parish37.7+1 pts
11Bienville Parish37.5+3.5 pts
12Claiborne Parish37.3-5.1 pts
13Caddo Parish36.5+4 pts
13St. Helena Parish36.5-2.3 pts
15Ouachita Parish36.1+1 pts
16Richland Parish35.7-4.6 pts
17Red River Parish34.5-2.3 pts
18Avoyelles Parish33.8-0.1 pts
19Winn Parish33.6-1.4 pts
20Union Parish33.3-0.7 pts
21Jackson Parish33.1+2.1 pts
22Catahoula Parish32.3+0.2 pts
23Tangipahoa Parish31.9+1 pts
23Webster Parish31.9-5.1 pts
25West Carroll Parish31.8-3 pts
26Evangeline Parish31.6-4.1 pts
27De Soto Parish31.4-2.5 pts
28Caldwell Parish31.1-1.6 pts
29Iberville Parish31-3.9 pts
30St. John the Baptist Parish30.9+2.5 pts
31Lincoln Parish30.5-1.6 pts
32St. Mary Parish30.2+0.7 pts
33Iberia Parish29.1-2.2 pts
34West Baton Rouge Parish28.6+4.6 pts
35Pointe Coupee Parish28.1-2.6 pts
36Acadia Parish27.6+1.3 pts
37Jefferson Davis Parish27.5+3.2 pts
38Sabine Parish27.1-3.7 pts
38Terrebonne Parish27.1+3.9 pts
40St. Bernard Parish27-11.4 pts
41St. Martin Parish26.9-2.1 pts
42Assumption Parish26.7+1.1 pts
42Rapides Parish26.7-1.7 pts
44Calcasieu Parish26.3+3 pts
45Allen Parish26.2-0.3 pts
46Grant Parish25.7-2.2 pts
46Jefferson Parish25.7-5.4 pts
48East Feliciana Parish25.4-3.4 pts
49Lafourche Parish25.1+3.2 pts
50St. James Parish24.8+1.4 pts
51Vermilion Parish24.5-2.1 pts
52East Baton Rouge Parish24.2-3.9 pts
53Beauregard Parish23.1+0.4 pts
54Bossier Parish21.8+2 pts
55LaSalle Parish20.9-6 pts
55West Feliciana Parish20.9-0.2 pts
57Vernon Parish20.3-2 pts
58Plaquemines Parish19.9+1.2 pts
59Lafayette Parish19.8-1.3 pts
60Ascension Parish18.3+2.6 pts
61St. Charles Parish18.2-0.3 pts
62Cameron Parish17-2.4 pts
63Livingston Parish16.9-1.2 pts
64St. Tammany Parish14.9-0.1 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2014,
  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), 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2014. 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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 54.3% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Tammany Parish, with 14.9% in 2014.

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