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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 2018, at 61.5%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 14.2%. The median was 28.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 26.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.5East Carroll Parish
Lowest14.2Ascension Parish
Median28.964 counties
Louisiana26.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 35.4 %Allen Parish: 22.7 %Ascension Parish: 14.2 %Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 36.9 %Beauregard Parish: 18.7 %Bienville Parish: 36.3 %Bossier Parish: 20.2 %Caddo Parish: 35.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 21.1 %Caldwell Parish: 30.1 %Cameron Parish: 19.6 %Catahoula Parish: 37 %Claiborne Parish: 41.1 %Concordia Parish: 38.7 %De Soto Parish: 24.5 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.8 %East Carroll Parish: 61.5 %East Feliciana Parish: 24.1 %Evangeline Parish: 34.2 %Franklin Parish: 41.7 %Grant Parish: 24.4 %Iberia Parish: 39.3 %Iberville Parish: 32.7 %Jackson Parish: 31.5 %Jefferson Parish: 25.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 23.8 %Lafayette Parish: 20.4 %Lafourche Parish: 22.8 %LaSalle Parish: 24.2 %Lincoln Parish: 29.9 %Livingston Parish: 15 %Madison Parish: 56.3 %Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Natchitoches Parish: 33.4 %Orleans Parish: 33.6 %Ouachita Parish: 30.3 %Plaquemines Parish: 20.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.7 %Rapides Parish: 25.2 %Red River Parish: 33.3 %Richland Parish: 36.9 %Sabine Parish: 30.1 %St. Bernard Parish: 29.8 %St. Charles Parish: 21.7 %St. Helena Parish: 35.3 %St. James Parish: 25 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.9 %St. Landry Parish: 46.6 %St. Martin Parish: 27.5 %St. Mary Parish: 28.8 %St. Tammany Parish: 17 %Tangipahoa Parish: 24.3 %Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Terrebonne Parish: 22.6 %Union Parish: 29.5 %Vermilion Parish: 25.2 %Vernon Parish: 23.6 %Washington Parish: 36.7 %Webster Parish: 34.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 20 %West Carroll Parish: 34 %West Feliciana Parish: 19.3 %Winn Parish: 28.7 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

East Carroll Parish: 61.5 %East Carroll Parish61.5Madison Parish: 56.3 %Madison Parish56.3Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Tensas Parish47.7St. Landry Parish: 46.6 %St. Landry Parish46.6Franklin Parish: 41.7 %Franklin Parish41.7Claiborne Parish: 41.1 %Claiborne Parish41.1Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Morehouse Parish41.1Iberia Parish: 39.3 %Iberia Parish39.3Concordia Parish: 38.7 %Concordia Parish38.7Catahoula Parish: 37 %Catahoula Parish37Avoyelles Parish: 36.9 %Avoyelles Parish36.9Richland Parish: 36.9 %Richland Parish36.9Washington Parish: 36.7 %Washington Parish36.7Bienville Parish: 36.3 %Bienville Parish36.3Caddo Parish: 35.6 %Caddo Parish35.6Acadia Parish: 35.4 %Acadia Parish35.4St. Helena Parish: 35.3 %St. Helena Parish35.3Webster Parish: 34.5 %Webster Parish34.5Evangeline Parish: 34.2 %Evangeline Parish34.2West Carroll Parish: 34 %West Carroll Parish34Orleans Parish: 33.6 %Orleans Parish33.6Natchitoches Parish: 33.4 %Natchitoches Parish33.4Red River Parish: 33.3 %Red River Parish33.3Iberville Parish: 32.7 %Iberville Parish32.7Jackson Parish: 31.5 %Jackson Parish31.5Ouachita Parish: 30.3 %Ouachita Parish30.3Caldwell Parish: 30.1 %Caldwell Parish30.1Sabine Parish: 30.1 %Sabine Parish30.1Lincoln Parish: 29.9 %Lincoln Parish29.9St. Bernard Parish: 29.8 %St. Bernard Parish29.8Union Parish: 29.5 %Union Parish29.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.9St. Mary Parish: 28.8 %St. Mary Parish28.8Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Assumption Parish28.7Winn Parish: 28.7 %Winn Parish28.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.7St. Martin Parish: 27.5 %St. Martin Parish27.5Jefferson Parish: 25.7 %Jefferson Parish25.7Rapides Parish: 25.2 %Rapides Parish25.2Vermilion Parish: 25.2 %Vermilion Parish25.2East Carroll Parish: 61.5 %East Carroll Parish61.5Madison Parish: 56.3 %Madison Parish56.3Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Tensas Parish47.7St. Landry Parish: 46.6 %St. Landry Parish46.6Franklin Parish: 41.7 %Franklin Parish41.7Claiborne Parish: 41.1 %Claiborne Parish41.1Morehouse Parish: 41.1 %Morehouse Parish41.1Iberia Parish: 39.3 %Iberia Parish39.3Concordia Parish: 38.7 %Concordia Parish38.7Catahoula Parish: 37 %Catahoula Parish37Avoyelles Parish: 36.9 %Avoyelles Parish36.9Richland Parish: 36.9 %Richland Parish36.9Washington Parish: 36.7 %Washington Parish36.7Bienville Parish: 36.3 %Bienville Parish36.3Caddo Parish: 35.6 %Caddo Parish35.6Acadia Parish: 35.4 %Acadia Parish35.4St. Helena Parish: 35.3 %St. Helena Parish35.3Webster Parish: 34.5 %Webster Parish34.5Evangeline Parish: 34.2 %Evangeline Parish34.2West Carroll Parish: 34 %West Carroll Parish34Orleans Parish: 33.6 %Orleans Parish33.6Natchitoches Parish: 33.4 %Natchitoches Parish33.4Red River Parish: 33.3 %Red River Parish33.3Iberville Parish: 32.7 %Iberville Parish32.7Jackson Parish: 31.5 %Jackson Parish31.5Ouachita Parish: 30.3 %Ouachita Parish30.3Caldwell Parish: 30.1 %Caldwell Parish30.1Sabine Parish: 30.1 %Sabine Parish30.1Lincoln Parish: 29.9 %Lincoln Parish29.9St. Bernard Parish: 29.8 %St. Bernard Parish29.8Union Parish: 29.5 %Union Parish29.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 28.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish28.9St. Mary Parish: 28.8 %St. Mary Parish28.8Assumption Parish: 28.7 %Assumption Parish28.7Winn Parish: 28.7 %Winn Parish28.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.7St. Martin Parish: 27.5 %St. Martin Parish27.5Jefferson Parish: 25.7 %Jefferson Parish25.7Rapides Parish: 25.2 %Rapides Parish25.2Vermilion Parish: 25.2 %Vermilion Parish25.2
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1East Carroll Parish61.5-0.8 pts
2Madison Parish56.3+4.1 pts
3Tensas Parish47.7-7.4 pts
4St. Landry Parish46.6+10.9 pts
5Franklin Parish41.7+1 pts
6Claiborne Parish41.1-6.5 pts
6Morehouse Parish41.1+0.8 pts
8Iberia Parish39.3+4.8 pts
9Concordia Parish38.7+0.1 pts
10Catahoula Parish37-2 pts
11Avoyelles Parish36.9+3.9 pts
11Richland Parish36.9-7.5 pts
13Washington Parish36.7+3.6 pts
14Bienville Parish36.3-0.5 pts
15Caddo Parish35.6-3.5 pts
16Acadia Parish35.4+1.1 pts
17St. Helena Parish35.3-1.3 pts
18Webster Parish34.5+5.4 pts
19Evangeline Parish34.2+2 pts
20West Carroll Parish34+3.6 pts
21Orleans Parish33.6-5.3 pts
22Natchitoches Parish33.4-3.1 pts
23Red River Parish33.3-1.5 pts
24Iberville Parish32.7+1.7 pts
25Jackson Parish31.5-9.9 pts
26Ouachita Parish30.3-7.3 pts
27Caldwell Parish30.1-2 pts
27Sabine Parish30.1+1.4 pts
29Lincoln Parish29.9+1.6 pts
30St. Bernard Parish29.8+1.1 pts
31Union Parish29.5+0.6 pts
32St. John the Baptist Parish28.9+1.4 pts
33St. Mary Parish28.8-1.6 pts
34Assumption Parish28.7+1.3 pts
34Winn Parish28.7-2.8 pts
36Pointe Coupee Parish27.7+0.1 pts
37St. Martin Parish27.5-1.8 pts
38Jefferson Parish25.7-1.5 pts
39Rapides Parish25.2-0.8 pts
39Vermilion Parish25.2+1.6 pts
41St. James Parish25+1.1 pts
42De Soto Parish24.5-11.8 pts
43Grant Parish24.4-1.6 pts
44Tangipahoa Parish24.3-6.7 pts
45LaSalle Parish24.2+0.8 pts
46East Feliciana Parish24.1-2.7 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish23.8-2.5 pts
47Jefferson Davis Parish23.8-0.6 pts
49Vernon Parish23.6-0.2 pts
50Lafourche Parish22.8+0.9 pts
51Allen Parish22.7-1.4 pts
52Terrebonne Parish22.6-2.1 pts
53St. Charles Parish21.7+5 pts
54Calcasieu Parish21.1+0.3 pts
55Lafayette Parish20.4-2.2 pts
56Plaquemines Parish20.3+1.3 pts
57Bossier Parish20.2-3.7 pts
58West Baton Rouge Parish20+0.5 pts
59Cameron Parish19.6+2.7 pts
60West Feliciana Parish19.3-0.9 pts
61Beauregard Parish18.7+0.8 pts
62St. Tammany Parish17+2 pts
63Livingston Parish15+0.3 pts
64Ascension Parish14.2-0.4 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2018,
  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), 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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 61.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 14.2% in 2018.

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