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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 2015, at 56.1%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 30.4% and the figure for Louisiana was 28.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.1East Carroll Parish
Lowest14.8Ascension Parish
Median30.464 counties
Louisiana28.1History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 32.5 %Allen Parish: 24.3 %Ascension Parish: 14.8 %Assumption Parish: 25.2 %Avoyelles Parish: 34.7 %Beauregard Parish: 24.8 %Bienville Parish: 37.4 %Bossier Parish: 20.4 %Caddo Parish: 34.8 %Calcasieu Parish: 26 %Caldwell Parish: 32.8 %Cameron Parish: 17.6 %Catahoula Parish: 37 %Claiborne Parish: 37.1 %Concordia Parish: 41.6 %De Soto Parish: 38.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 26.5 %East Carroll Parish: 56.1 %East Feliciana Parish: 27.6 %Evangeline Parish: 32.1 %Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Grant Parish: 28.1 %Iberia Parish: 32.7 %Iberville Parish: 30.7 %Jackson Parish: 30.8 %Jefferson Parish: 27.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 27.2 %Lafayette Parish: 20.7 %Lafourche Parish: 20 %LaSalle Parish: 21.8 %Lincoln Parish: 29.8 %Livingston Parish: 17.6 %Madison Parish: 52.7 %Morehouse Parish: 50 %Natchitoches Parish: 36.2 %Orleans Parish: 38.2 %Ouachita Parish: 33.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 19.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.2 %Rapides Parish: 31.7 %Red River Parish: 37.9 %Richland Parish: 37.3 %Sabine Parish: 25.9 %St. Bernard Parish: 30.3 %St. Charles Parish: 17.4 %St. Helena Parish: 34 %St. James Parish: 26.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 29.9 %St. Landry Parish: 37.2 %St. Martin Parish: 27.9 %St. Mary Parish: 28.3 %St. Tammany Parish: 17.3 %Tangipahoa Parish: 35 %Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Terrebonne Parish: 24.9 %Union Parish: 34.3 %Vermilion Parish: 23.6 %Vernon Parish: 23.3 %Washington Parish: 36.9 %Webster Parish: 40 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 22.1 %West Carroll Parish: 32.1 %West Feliciana Parish: 21.7 %Winn Parish: 30.4 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

East Carroll Parish: 56.1 %East Carroll Parish56.1Madison Parish: 52.7 %Madison Parish52.7Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Tensas Parish52.6Morehouse Parish: 50 %Morehouse Parish50Concordia Parish: 41.6 %Concordia Parish41.6Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Franklin Parish40.7Webster Parish: 40 %Webster Parish40De Soto Parish: 38.7 %De Soto Parish38.7Orleans Parish: 38.2 %Orleans Parish38.2Red River Parish: 37.9 %Red River Parish37.9Bienville Parish: 37.4 %Bienville Parish37.4Richland Parish: 37.3 %Richland Parish37.3St. Landry Parish: 37.2 %St. Landry Parish37.2Claiborne Parish: 37.1 %Claiborne Parish37.1Catahoula Parish: 37 %Catahoula Parish37Washington Parish: 36.9 %Washington Parish36.9Natchitoches Parish: 36.2 %Natchitoches Parish36.2Tangipahoa Parish: 35 %Tangipahoa Parish35Caddo Parish: 34.8 %Caddo Parish34.8Avoyelles Parish: 34.7 %Avoyelles Parish34.7Union Parish: 34.3 %Union Parish34.3St. Helena Parish: 34 %St. Helena Parish34Ouachita Parish: 33.1 %Ouachita Parish33.1Caldwell Parish: 32.8 %Caldwell Parish32.8Iberia Parish: 32.7 %Iberia Parish32.7Acadia Parish: 32.5 %Acadia Parish32.5Evangeline Parish: 32.1 %Evangeline Parish32.1West Carroll Parish: 32.1 %West Carroll Parish32.1Rapides Parish: 31.7 %Rapides Parish31.7Jackson Parish: 30.8 %Jackson Parish30.8Iberville Parish: 30.7 %Iberville Parish30.7Winn Parish: 30.4 %Winn Parish30.4St. Bernard Parish: 30.3 %St. Bernard Parish30.3St. John the Baptist Parish: 29.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish29.9Lincoln Parish: 29.8 %Lincoln Parish29.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish29.2St. Mary Parish: 28.3 %St. Mary Parish28.3Grant Parish: 28.1 %Grant Parish28.1St. Martin Parish: 27.9 %St. Martin Parish27.9East Feliciana Parish: 27.6 %East Feliciana Parish27.6East Carroll Parish: 56.1 %East Carroll Parish56.1Madison Parish: 52.7 %Madison Parish52.7Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Tensas Parish52.6Morehouse Parish: 50 %Morehouse Parish50Concordia Parish: 41.6 %Concordia Parish41.6Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Franklin Parish40.7Webster Parish: 40 %Webster Parish40De Soto Parish: 38.7 %De Soto Parish38.7Orleans Parish: 38.2 %Orleans Parish38.2Red River Parish: 37.9 %Red River Parish37.9Bienville Parish: 37.4 %Bienville Parish37.4Richland Parish: 37.3 %Richland Parish37.3St. Landry Parish: 37.2 %St. Landry Parish37.2Claiborne Parish: 37.1 %Claiborne Parish37.1Catahoula Parish: 37 %Catahoula Parish37Washington Parish: 36.9 %Washington Parish36.9Natchitoches Parish: 36.2 %Natchitoches Parish36.2Tangipahoa Parish: 35 %Tangipahoa Parish35Caddo Parish: 34.8 %Caddo Parish34.8Avoyelles Parish: 34.7 %Avoyelles Parish34.7Union Parish: 34.3 %Union Parish34.3St. Helena Parish: 34 %St. Helena Parish34Ouachita Parish: 33.1 %Ouachita Parish33.1Caldwell Parish: 32.8 %Caldwell Parish32.8Iberia Parish: 32.7 %Iberia Parish32.7Acadia Parish: 32.5 %Acadia Parish32.5Evangeline Parish: 32.1 %Evangeline Parish32.1West Carroll Parish: 32.1 %West Carroll Parish32.1Rapides Parish: 31.7 %Rapides Parish31.7Jackson Parish: 30.8 %Jackson Parish30.8Iberville Parish: 30.7 %Iberville Parish30.7Winn Parish: 30.4 %Winn Parish30.4St. Bernard Parish: 30.3 %St. Bernard Parish30.3St. John the Baptist Parish: 29.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish29.9Lincoln Parish: 29.8 %Lincoln Parish29.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish29.2St. Mary Parish: 28.3 %St. Mary Parish28.3Grant Parish: 28.1 %Grant Parish28.1St. Martin Parish: 27.9 %St. Martin Parish27.9East Feliciana Parish: 27.6 %East Feliciana Parish27.6
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1East Carroll Parish56.1+1.8 pts
2Madison Parish52.7+1.8 pts
3Tensas Parish52.6+8 pts
4Morehouse Parish50+5.3 pts
5Concordia Parish41.6-1.8 pts
6Franklin Parish40.7-3.5 pts
7Webster Parish40+8.1 pts
8De Soto Parish38.7+7.3 pts
9Orleans Parish38.2-5.1 pts
10Red River Parish37.9+3.4 pts
11Bienville Parish37.4-0.1 pts
12Richland Parish37.3+1.6 pts
13St. Landry Parish37.2-3 pts
14Claiborne Parish37.1-0.2 pts
15Catahoula Parish37+4.7 pts
16Washington Parish36.9-1.3 pts
17Natchitoches Parish36.2-1.5 pts
18Tangipahoa Parish35+3.1 pts
19Caddo Parish34.8-1.7 pts
20Avoyelles Parish34.7+0.9 pts
21Union Parish34.3+1 pts
22St. Helena Parish34-2.5 pts
23Ouachita Parish33.1-3 pts
24Caldwell Parish32.8+1.7 pts
25Iberia Parish32.7+3.6 pts
26Acadia Parish32.5+4.9 pts
27Evangeline Parish32.1+0.5 pts
27West Carroll Parish32.1+0.3 pts
29Rapides Parish31.7+5 pts
30Jackson Parish30.8-2.3 pts
31Iberville Parish30.7-0.3 pts
32Winn Parish30.4-3.2 pts
33St. Bernard Parish30.3+3.3 pts
34St. John the Baptist Parish29.9-1 pts
35Lincoln Parish29.8-0.7 pts
36Pointe Coupee Parish29.2+1.1 pts
37St. Mary Parish28.3-1.9 pts
38Grant Parish28.1+2.4 pts
39St. Martin Parish27.9+1 pts
40East Feliciana Parish27.6+2.2 pts
41Jefferson Davis Parish27.2-0.3 pts
42Jefferson Parish27.1+1.4 pts
43St. James Parish26.6+1.8 pts
44East Baton Rouge Parish26.5+2.3 pts
45Calcasieu Parish26-0.3 pts
46Sabine Parish25.9-1.2 pts
47Assumption Parish25.2-1.5 pts
48Terrebonne Parish24.9-2.2 pts
49Beauregard Parish24.8+1.7 pts
50Allen Parish24.3-1.9 pts
51Vermilion Parish23.6-0.9 pts
52Vernon Parish23.3+3 pts
53West Baton Rouge Parish22.1-6.5 pts
54LaSalle Parish21.8+0.9 pts
55West Feliciana Parish21.7+0.8 pts
56Lafayette Parish20.7+0.9 pts
57Bossier Parish20.4-1.4 pts
58Lafourche Parish20-5.1 pts
59Plaquemines Parish19.7-0.2 pts
60Cameron Parish17.6+0.6 pts
60Livingston Parish17.6+0.7 pts
62St. Charles Parish17.4-0.8 pts
63St. Tammany Parish17.3+2.4 pts
64Ascension Parish14.8-3.5 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2015,
  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), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2015. 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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 56.1% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 14.8% in 2015.

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