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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 2016, at 58.8%. St. Tammany Parish had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 29.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 28.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.8East Carroll Parish
Lowest13St. Tammany Parish
Median29.864 counties
Louisiana28.4History

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 29.3 %Allen Parish: 25.1 %Ascension Parish: 14 %Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 34.8 %Beauregard Parish: 19.8 %Bienville Parish: 34 %Bossier Parish: 23.1 %Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Calcasieu Parish: 27.5 %Caldwell Parish: 30.2 %Cameron Parish: 18.8 %Catahoula Parish: 38.5 %Claiborne Parish: 43.4 %Concordia Parish: 40.2 %De Soto Parish: 29.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 28.9 %East Carroll Parish: 58.8 %East Feliciana Parish: 27.5 %Evangeline Parish: 38.3 %Franklin Parish: 44.4 %Grant Parish: 25.2 %Iberia Parish: 32.5 %Iberville Parish: 32.5 %Jackson Parish: 30.4 %Jefferson Parish: 26.3 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 25.9 %Lafayette Parish: 22.9 %Lafourche Parish: 22.6 %LaSalle Parish: 22.9 %Lincoln Parish: 32.4 %Livingston Parish: 16.8 %Madison Parish: 56.4 %Morehouse Parish: 44.5 %Natchitoches Parish: 37.4 %Orleans Parish: 36 %Ouachita Parish: 37.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 20 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.7 %Rapides Parish: 27.8 %Red River Parish: 35.9 %Richland Parish: 38.2 %Sabine Parish: 26.8 %St. Bernard Parish: 29.4 %St. Charles Parish: 18.3 %St. Helena Parish: 41.9 %St. James Parish: 26.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. Landry Parish: 38.2 %St. Martin Parish: 27 %St. Mary Parish: 34.1 %St. Tammany Parish: 13 %Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tensas Parish: 50.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 29.9 %Union Parish: 32.3 %Vermilion Parish: 26.8 %Vernon Parish: 21 %Washington Parish: 38.4 %Webster Parish: 34.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 22.4 %West Carroll Parish: 33.9 %West Feliciana Parish: 21.5 %Winn Parish: 32.3 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

East Carroll Parish: 58.8 %East Carroll Parish58.8Madison Parish: 56.4 %Madison Parish56.4Tensas Parish: 50.4 %Tensas Parish50.4Morehouse Parish: 44.5 %Morehouse Parish44.5Franklin Parish: 44.4 %Franklin Parish44.4Claiborne Parish: 43.4 %Claiborne Parish43.4St. Helena Parish: 41.9 %St. Helena Parish41.9Concordia Parish: 40.2 %Concordia Parish40.2Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Caddo Parish39.1Catahoula Parish: 38.5 %Catahoula Parish38.5Washington Parish: 38.4 %Washington Parish38.4Evangeline Parish: 38.3 %Evangeline Parish38.3Richland Parish: 38.2 %Richland Parish38.2St. Landry Parish: 38.2 %St. Landry Parish38.2Ouachita Parish: 37.5 %Ouachita Parish37.5Natchitoches Parish: 37.4 %Natchitoches Parish37.4Orleans Parish: 36 %Orleans Parish36Red River Parish: 35.9 %Red River Parish35.9Avoyelles Parish: 34.8 %Avoyelles Parish34.8Webster Parish: 34.7 %Webster Parish34.7St. Mary Parish: 34.1 %St. Mary Parish34.1Bienville Parish: 34 %Bienville Parish34West Carroll Parish: 33.9 %West Carroll Parish33.9Iberia Parish: 32.5 %Iberia Parish32.5Iberville Parish: 32.5 %Iberville Parish32.5Lincoln Parish: 32.4 %Lincoln Parish32.4Union Parish: 32.3 %Union Parish32.3Winn Parish: 32.3 %Winn Parish32.3Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tangipahoa Parish30.9Jackson Parish: 30.4 %Jackson Parish30.4Caldwell Parish: 30.2 %Caldwell Parish30.2Terrebonne Parish: 29.9 %Terrebonne Parish29.9Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish29.7St. Bernard Parish: 29.4 %St. Bernard Parish29.4Acadia Parish: 29.3 %Acadia Parish29.3De Soto Parish: 29.3 %De Soto Parish29.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 28.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish28.9Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Assumption Parish28.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.4Rapides Parish: 27.8 %Rapides Parish27.8East Carroll Parish: 58.8 %East Carroll Parish58.8Madison Parish: 56.4 %Madison Parish56.4Tensas Parish: 50.4 %Tensas Parish50.4Morehouse Parish: 44.5 %Morehouse Parish44.5Franklin Parish: 44.4 %Franklin Parish44.4Claiborne Parish: 43.4 %Claiborne Parish43.4St. Helena Parish: 41.9 %St. Helena Parish41.9Concordia Parish: 40.2 %Concordia Parish40.2Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Caddo Parish39.1Catahoula Parish: 38.5 %Catahoula Parish38.5Washington Parish: 38.4 %Washington Parish38.4Evangeline Parish: 38.3 %Evangeline Parish38.3Richland Parish: 38.2 %Richland Parish38.2St. Landry Parish: 38.2 %St. Landry Parish38.2Ouachita Parish: 37.5 %Ouachita Parish37.5Natchitoches Parish: 37.4 %Natchitoches Parish37.4Orleans Parish: 36 %Orleans Parish36Red River Parish: 35.9 %Red River Parish35.9Avoyelles Parish: 34.8 %Avoyelles Parish34.8Webster Parish: 34.7 %Webster Parish34.7St. Mary Parish: 34.1 %St. Mary Parish34.1Bienville Parish: 34 %Bienville Parish34West Carroll Parish: 33.9 %West Carroll Parish33.9Iberia Parish: 32.5 %Iberia Parish32.5Iberville Parish: 32.5 %Iberville Parish32.5Lincoln Parish: 32.4 %Lincoln Parish32.4Union Parish: 32.3 %Union Parish32.3Winn Parish: 32.3 %Winn Parish32.3Tangipahoa Parish: 30.9 %Tangipahoa Parish30.9Jackson Parish: 30.4 %Jackson Parish30.4Caldwell Parish: 30.2 %Caldwell Parish30.2Terrebonne Parish: 29.9 %Terrebonne Parish29.9Pointe Coupee Parish: 29.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish29.7St. Bernard Parish: 29.4 %St. Bernard Parish29.4Acadia Parish: 29.3 %Acadia Parish29.3De Soto Parish: 29.3 %De Soto Parish29.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 28.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish28.9Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Assumption Parish28.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.4Rapides Parish: 27.8 %Rapides Parish27.8
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1East Carroll Parish58.8+2.7 pts
2Madison Parish56.4+3.7 pts
3Tensas Parish50.4-2.2 pts
4Morehouse Parish44.5-5.5 pts
5Franklin Parish44.4+3.7 pts
6Claiborne Parish43.4+6.3 pts
7St. Helena Parish41.9+7.9 pts
8Concordia Parish40.2-1.4 pts
9Caddo Parish39.1+4.3 pts
10Catahoula Parish38.5+1.5 pts
11Washington Parish38.4+1.5 pts
12Evangeline Parish38.3+6.2 pts
13Richland Parish38.2+0.9 pts
13St. Landry Parish38.2+1 pts
15Ouachita Parish37.5+4.4 pts
16Natchitoches Parish37.4+1.2 pts
17Orleans Parish36-2.2 pts
18Red River Parish35.9-2 pts
19Avoyelles Parish34.8+0.1 pts
20Webster Parish34.7-5.3 pts
21St. Mary Parish34.1+5.8 pts
22Bienville Parish34-3.4 pts
23West Carroll Parish33.9+1.8 pts
24Iberia Parish32.5-0.2 pts
24Iberville Parish32.5+1.8 pts
26Lincoln Parish32.4+2.6 pts
27Union Parish32.3-2 pts
27Winn Parish32.3+1.9 pts
29Tangipahoa Parish30.9-4.1 pts
30Jackson Parish30.4-0.4 pts
31Caldwell Parish30.2-2.6 pts
32Terrebonne Parish29.9+5 pts
33Pointe Coupee Parish29.7+0.5 pts
34St. Bernard Parish29.4-0.9 pts
35Acadia Parish29.3-3.2 pts
35De Soto Parish29.3-9.4 pts
37East Baton Rouge Parish28.9+2.4 pts
38Assumption Parish28.7+3.5 pts
39St. John the Baptist Parish28.4-1.5 pts
40Rapides Parish27.8-3.9 pts
41Calcasieu Parish27.5+1.5 pts
41East Feliciana Parish27.5-0.1 pts
43St. Martin Parish27-0.9 pts
44Sabine Parish26.8+0.9 pts
44Vermilion Parish26.8+3.2 pts
46Jefferson Parish26.3-0.8 pts
47St. James Parish26.1-0.5 pts
48Jefferson Davis Parish25.9-1.3 pts
49Grant Parish25.2-2.9 pts
50Allen Parish25.1+0.8 pts
51Bossier Parish23.1+2.7 pts
52Lafayette Parish22.9+2.2 pts
52LaSalle Parish22.9+1.1 pts
54Lafourche Parish22.6+2.6 pts
55West Baton Rouge Parish22.4+0.3 pts
56West Feliciana Parish21.5-0.2 pts
57Vernon Parish21-2.3 pts
58Plaquemines Parish20+0.3 pts
59Beauregard Parish19.8-5 pts
60Cameron Parish18.8+1.2 pts
61St. Charles Parish18.3+0.9 pts
62Livingston Parish16.8-0.8 pts
63Ascension Parish14-0.8 pts
64St. Tammany Parish13-4.3 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2016,
  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), 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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 58.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Tammany Parish, with 13% in 2016.

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