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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 2017, at 62.3%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 29% and the figure for Louisiana was 27.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.3East Carroll Parish
Lowest14.6Ascension Parish
Median2964 counties
Louisiana27.7History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 34.3 %Allen Parish: 24.1 %Ascension Parish: 14.6 %Assumption Parish: 27.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 33 %Beauregard Parish: 17.9 %Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bossier Parish: 23.9 %Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Calcasieu Parish: 20.8 %Caldwell Parish: 32.1 %Cameron Parish: 16.9 %Catahoula Parish: 39 %Claiborne Parish: 47.6 %Concordia Parish: 38.6 %De Soto Parish: 36.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 26.3 %East Carroll Parish: 62.3 %East Feliciana Parish: 26.8 %Evangeline Parish: 32.2 %Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Grant Parish: 26 %Iberia Parish: 34.5 %Iberville Parish: 31 %Jackson Parish: 41.4 %Jefferson Parish: 27.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 24.4 %Lafayette Parish: 22.6 %Lafourche Parish: 21.9 %LaSalle Parish: 23.4 %Lincoln Parish: 28.3 %Livingston Parish: 14.7 %Madison Parish: 52.2 %Morehouse Parish: 40.3 %Natchitoches Parish: 36.5 %Orleans Parish: 38.9 %Ouachita Parish: 37.6 %Plaquemines Parish: 19 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Rapides Parish: 26 %Red River Parish: 34.8 %Richland Parish: 44.4 %Sabine Parish: 28.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 28.7 %St. Charles Parish: 16.7 %St. Helena Parish: 36.6 %St. James Parish: 23.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.5 %St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Martin Parish: 29.3 %St. Mary Parish: 30.4 %St. Tammany Parish: 15 %Tangipahoa Parish: 31 %Tensas Parish: 55.1 %Terrebonne Parish: 24.7 %Union Parish: 28.9 %Vermilion Parish: 23.6 %Vernon Parish: 23.8 %Washington Parish: 33.1 %Webster Parish: 29.1 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 19.5 %West Carroll Parish: 30.4 %West Feliciana Parish: 20.2 %Winn Parish: 31.5 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

East Carroll Parish: 62.3 %East Carroll Parish62.3Tensas Parish: 55.1 %Tensas Parish55.1Madison Parish: 52.2 %Madison Parish52.2Claiborne Parish: 47.6 %Claiborne Parish47.6Richland Parish: 44.4 %Richland Parish44.4Jackson Parish: 41.4 %Jackson Parish41.4Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Franklin Parish40.7Morehouse Parish: 40.3 %Morehouse Parish40.3Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Caddo Parish39.1Catahoula Parish: 39 %Catahoula Parish39Orleans Parish: 38.9 %Orleans Parish38.9Concordia Parish: 38.6 %Concordia Parish38.6Ouachita Parish: 37.6 %Ouachita Parish37.6Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish36.8St. Helena Parish: 36.6 %St. Helena Parish36.6Natchitoches Parish: 36.5 %Natchitoches Parish36.5De Soto Parish: 36.3 %De Soto Parish36.3St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Landry Parish35.7Red River Parish: 34.8 %Red River Parish34.8Iberia Parish: 34.5 %Iberia Parish34.5Acadia Parish: 34.3 %Acadia Parish34.3Washington Parish: 33.1 %Washington Parish33.1Avoyelles Parish: 33 %Avoyelles Parish33Evangeline Parish: 32.2 %Evangeline Parish32.2Caldwell Parish: 32.1 %Caldwell Parish32.1Winn Parish: 31.5 %Winn Parish31.5Iberville Parish: 31 %Iberville Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 31 %Tangipahoa Parish31St. Mary Parish: 30.4 %St. Mary Parish30.4West Carroll Parish: 30.4 %West Carroll Parish30.4St. Martin Parish: 29.3 %St. Martin Parish29.3Webster Parish: 29.1 %Webster Parish29.1Union Parish: 28.9 %Union Parish28.9Sabine Parish: 28.7 %Sabine Parish28.7St. Bernard Parish: 28.7 %St. Bernard Parish28.7Lincoln Parish: 28.3 %Lincoln Parish28.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.5Assumption Parish: 27.4 %Assumption Parish27.4Jefferson Parish: 27.2 %Jefferson Parish27.2East Carroll Parish: 62.3 %East Carroll Parish62.3Tensas Parish: 55.1 %Tensas Parish55.1Madison Parish: 52.2 %Madison Parish52.2Claiborne Parish: 47.6 %Claiborne Parish47.6Richland Parish: 44.4 %Richland Parish44.4Jackson Parish: 41.4 %Jackson Parish41.4Franklin Parish: 40.7 %Franklin Parish40.7Morehouse Parish: 40.3 %Morehouse Parish40.3Caddo Parish: 39.1 %Caddo Parish39.1Catahoula Parish: 39 %Catahoula Parish39Orleans Parish: 38.9 %Orleans Parish38.9Concordia Parish: 38.6 %Concordia Parish38.6Ouachita Parish: 37.6 %Ouachita Parish37.6Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish36.8St. Helena Parish: 36.6 %St. Helena Parish36.6Natchitoches Parish: 36.5 %Natchitoches Parish36.5De Soto Parish: 36.3 %De Soto Parish36.3St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Landry Parish35.7Red River Parish: 34.8 %Red River Parish34.8Iberia Parish: 34.5 %Iberia Parish34.5Acadia Parish: 34.3 %Acadia Parish34.3Washington Parish: 33.1 %Washington Parish33.1Avoyelles Parish: 33 %Avoyelles Parish33Evangeline Parish: 32.2 %Evangeline Parish32.2Caldwell Parish: 32.1 %Caldwell Parish32.1Winn Parish: 31.5 %Winn Parish31.5Iberville Parish: 31 %Iberville Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 31 %Tangipahoa Parish31St. Mary Parish: 30.4 %St. Mary Parish30.4West Carroll Parish: 30.4 %West Carroll Parish30.4St. Martin Parish: 29.3 %St. Martin Parish29.3Webster Parish: 29.1 %Webster Parish29.1Union Parish: 28.9 %Union Parish28.9Sabine Parish: 28.7 %Sabine Parish28.7St. Bernard Parish: 28.7 %St. Bernard Parish28.7Lincoln Parish: 28.3 %Lincoln Parish28.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.5Assumption Parish: 27.4 %Assumption Parish27.4Jefferson Parish: 27.2 %Jefferson Parish27.2
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1East Carroll Parish62.3+3.5 pts
2Tensas Parish55.1+4.7 pts
3Madison Parish52.2-4.2 pts
4Claiborne Parish47.6+4.2 pts
5Richland Parish44.4+6.2 pts
6Jackson Parish41.4+11 pts
7Franklin Parish40.7-3.7 pts
8Morehouse Parish40.3-4.2 pts
9Caddo Parish39.10 pts
10Catahoula Parish39+0.5 pts
11Orleans Parish38.9+2.9 pts
12Concordia Parish38.6-1.6 pts
13Ouachita Parish37.6+0.1 pts
14Bienville Parish36.8+2.8 pts
15St. Helena Parish36.6-5.3 pts
16Natchitoches Parish36.5-0.9 pts
17De Soto Parish36.3+7 pts
18St. Landry Parish35.7-2.5 pts
19Red River Parish34.8-1.1 pts
20Iberia Parish34.5+2 pts
21Acadia Parish34.3+5 pts
22Washington Parish33.1-5.3 pts
23Avoyelles Parish33-1.8 pts
24Evangeline Parish32.2-6.1 pts
25Caldwell Parish32.1+1.9 pts
26Winn Parish31.5-0.8 pts
27Iberville Parish31-1.5 pts
27Tangipahoa Parish31+0.1 pts
29St. Mary Parish30.4-3.7 pts
29West Carroll Parish30.4-3.5 pts
31St. Martin Parish29.3+2.3 pts
32Webster Parish29.1-5.6 pts
33Union Parish28.9-3.4 pts
34Sabine Parish28.7+1.9 pts
34St. Bernard Parish28.7-0.7 pts
36Lincoln Parish28.3-4.1 pts
37Pointe Coupee Parish27.6-2.1 pts
38St. John the Baptist Parish27.5-0.9 pts
39Assumption Parish27.4-1.3 pts
40Jefferson Parish27.2+0.9 pts
41East Feliciana Parish26.8-0.7 pts
42East Baton Rouge Parish26.3-2.6 pts
43Grant Parish26+0.8 pts
43Rapides Parish26-1.8 pts
45Terrebonne Parish24.7-5.2 pts
46Jefferson Davis Parish24.4-1.5 pts
47Allen Parish24.1-1 pts
48Bossier Parish23.9+0.8 pts
48St. James Parish23.9-2.2 pts
50Vernon Parish23.8+2.8 pts
51Vermilion Parish23.6-3.2 pts
52LaSalle Parish23.4+0.5 pts
53Lafayette Parish22.6-0.3 pts
54Lafourche Parish21.9-0.7 pts
55Calcasieu Parish20.8-6.7 pts
56West Feliciana Parish20.2-1.3 pts
57West Baton Rouge Parish19.5-2.9 pts
58Plaquemines Parish19-1 pts
59Beauregard Parish17.9-1.9 pts
60Cameron Parish16.9-1.9 pts
61St. Charles Parish16.7-1.6 pts
62St. Tammany Parish15+2 pts
63Livingston Parish14.7-2.1 pts
64Ascension Parish14.6+0.6 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2017,
  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), 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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 62.3% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 14.6% in 2017.

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