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Counties in Louisiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Madison Parish had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 64 counties in 2019, at 54.1%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 27.3% and the figure for Louisiana was 26.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.1Madison Parish
Lowest12.9Ascension Parish
Median27.364 counties
Louisiana26.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Acadia Parish: 26.5 %Allen Parish: 26.1 %Ascension Parish: 12.9 %Assumption Parish: 25.1 %Avoyelles Parish: 34.2 %Beauregard Parish: 19.2 %Bienville Parish: 32.9 %Bossier Parish: 25.6 %Caddo Parish: 35.8 %Calcasieu Parish: 26 %Caldwell Parish: 28.3 %Cameron Parish: 18.1 %Catahoula Parish: 34.3 %Claiborne Parish: 39.4 %Concordia Parish: 39.4 %De Soto Parish: 24.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 24.5 %East Carroll Parish: 52 %East Feliciana Parish: 23.8 %Evangeline Parish: 33 %Franklin Parish: 38.4 %Grant Parish: 23.4 %Iberia Parish: 30.8 %Iberville Parish: 27.7 %Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jefferson Parish: 23.3 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 25.1 %Lafayette Parish: 22.5 %Lafourche Parish: 26.8 %LaSalle Parish: 21.4 %Lincoln Parish: 37 %Livingston Parish: 15 %Madison Parish: 54.1 %Morehouse Parish: 39.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 23.9 %Orleans Parish: 33.4 %Ouachita Parish: 37.4 %Plaquemines Parish: 18.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Rapides Parish: 26.1 %Red River Parish: 33.7 %Richland Parish: 37.7 %Sabine Parish: 25.1 %St. Bernard Parish: 27.8 %St. Charles Parish: 16 %St. Helena Parish: 29.6 %St. James Parish: 23.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 25.6 %St. Landry Parish: 29.6 %St. Martin Parish: 26.1 %St. Mary Parish: 31.8 %St. Tammany Parish: 15.7 %Tangipahoa Parish: 31.6 %Tensas Parish: 48 %Terrebonne Parish: 27.3 %Union Parish: 31.3 %Vermilion Parish: 23.4 %Vernon Parish: 21.1 %Washington Parish: 33.6 %Webster Parish: 37.3 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 19.7 %West Carroll Parish: 29.3 %West Feliciana Parish: 19.3 %Winn Parish: 28.8 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Madison Parish: 54.1 %Madison Parish54.1East Carroll Parish: 52 %East Carroll Parish52Tensas Parish: 48 %Tensas Parish48Morehouse Parish: 39.9 %Morehouse Parish39.9Claiborne Parish: 39.4 %Claiborne Parish39.4Concordia Parish: 39.4 %Concordia Parish39.4Franklin Parish: 38.4 %Franklin Parish38.4Richland Parish: 37.7 %Richland Parish37.7Ouachita Parish: 37.4 %Ouachita Parish37.4Webster Parish: 37.3 %Webster Parish37.3Lincoln Parish: 37 %Lincoln Parish37Caddo Parish: 35.8 %Caddo Parish35.8Catahoula Parish: 34.3 %Catahoula Parish34.3Avoyelles Parish: 34.2 %Avoyelles Parish34.2Red River Parish: 33.7 %Red River Parish33.7Washington Parish: 33.6 %Washington Parish33.6Orleans Parish: 33.4 %Orleans Parish33.4Evangeline Parish: 33 %Evangeline Parish33Bienville Parish: 32.9 %Bienville Parish32.9St. Mary Parish: 31.8 %St. Mary Parish31.8Tangipahoa Parish: 31.6 %Tangipahoa Parish31.6Union Parish: 31.3 %Union Parish31.3Iberia Parish: 30.8 %Iberia Parish30.8St. Helena Parish: 29.6 %St. Helena Parish29.6St. Landry Parish: 29.6 %St. Landry Parish29.6West Carroll Parish: 29.3 %West Carroll Parish29.3Winn Parish: 28.8 %Winn Parish28.8Caldwell Parish: 28.3 %Caldwell Parish28.3St. Bernard Parish: 27.8 %St. Bernard Parish27.8Iberville Parish: 27.7 %Iberville Parish27.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.6Terrebonne Parish: 27.3 %Terrebonne Parish27.3Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jackson Parish27.2Lafourche Parish: 26.8 %Lafourche Parish26.8Acadia Parish: 26.5 %Acadia Parish26.5Allen Parish: 26.1 %Allen Parish26.1Rapides Parish: 26.1 %Rapides Parish26.1St. Martin Parish: 26.1 %St. Martin Parish26.1Calcasieu Parish: 26 %Calcasieu Parish26Bossier Parish: 25.6 %Bossier Parish25.6Madison Parish: 54.1 %Madison Parish54.1East Carroll Parish: 52 %East Carroll Parish52Tensas Parish: 48 %Tensas Parish48Morehouse Parish: 39.9 %Morehouse Parish39.9Claiborne Parish: 39.4 %Claiborne Parish39.4Concordia Parish: 39.4 %Concordia Parish39.4Franklin Parish: 38.4 %Franklin Parish38.4Richland Parish: 37.7 %Richland Parish37.7Ouachita Parish: 37.4 %Ouachita Parish37.4Webster Parish: 37.3 %Webster Parish37.3Lincoln Parish: 37 %Lincoln Parish37Caddo Parish: 35.8 %Caddo Parish35.8Catahoula Parish: 34.3 %Catahoula Parish34.3Avoyelles Parish: 34.2 %Avoyelles Parish34.2Red River Parish: 33.7 %Red River Parish33.7Washington Parish: 33.6 %Washington Parish33.6Orleans Parish: 33.4 %Orleans Parish33.4Evangeline Parish: 33 %Evangeline Parish33Bienville Parish: 32.9 %Bienville Parish32.9St. Mary Parish: 31.8 %St. Mary Parish31.8Tangipahoa Parish: 31.6 %Tangipahoa Parish31.6Union Parish: 31.3 %Union Parish31.3Iberia Parish: 30.8 %Iberia Parish30.8St. Helena Parish: 29.6 %St. Helena Parish29.6St. Landry Parish: 29.6 %St. Landry Parish29.6West Carroll Parish: 29.3 %West Carroll Parish29.3Winn Parish: 28.8 %Winn Parish28.8Caldwell Parish: 28.3 %Caldwell Parish28.3St. Bernard Parish: 27.8 %St. Bernard Parish27.8Iberville Parish: 27.7 %Iberville Parish27.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.6Terrebonne Parish: 27.3 %Terrebonne Parish27.3Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jackson Parish27.2Lafourche Parish: 26.8 %Lafourche Parish26.8Acadia Parish: 26.5 %Acadia Parish26.5Allen Parish: 26.1 %Allen Parish26.1Rapides Parish: 26.1 %Rapides Parish26.1St. Martin Parish: 26.1 %St. Martin Parish26.1Calcasieu Parish: 26 %Calcasieu Parish26Bossier Parish: 25.6 %Bossier Parish25.6
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Madison Parish54.1-2.2 pts
2East Carroll Parish52-9.5 pts
3Tensas Parish48+0.3 pts
4Morehouse Parish39.9-1.2 pts
5Claiborne Parish39.4-1.7 pts
5Concordia Parish39.4+0.7 pts
7Franklin Parish38.4-3.3 pts
8Richland Parish37.7+0.8 pts
9Ouachita Parish37.4+7.1 pts
10Webster Parish37.3+2.8 pts
11Lincoln Parish37+7.1 pts
12Caddo Parish35.8+0.2 pts
13Catahoula Parish34.3-2.7 pts
14Avoyelles Parish34.2-2.7 pts
15Red River Parish33.7+0.4 pts
16Washington Parish33.6-3.1 pts
17Orleans Parish33.4-0.2 pts
18Evangeline Parish33-1.2 pts
19Bienville Parish32.9-3.4 pts
20St. Mary Parish31.8+3 pts
21Tangipahoa Parish31.6+7.3 pts
22Union Parish31.3+1.8 pts
23Iberia Parish30.8-8.5 pts
24St. Helena Parish29.6-5.7 pts
24St. Landry Parish29.6-17 pts
26West Carroll Parish29.3-4.7 pts
27Winn Parish28.8+0.1 pts
28Caldwell Parish28.3-1.8 pts
29St. Bernard Parish27.8-2 pts
30Iberville Parish27.7-5 pts
31Pointe Coupee Parish27.6-0.1 pts
32Terrebonne Parish27.3+4.7 pts
33Jackson Parish27.2-4.3 pts
34Lafourche Parish26.8+4 pts
35Acadia Parish26.5-8.9 pts
36Allen Parish26.1+3.4 pts
36Rapides Parish26.1+0.9 pts
36St. Martin Parish26.1-1.4 pts
39Calcasieu Parish26+4.9 pts
40Bossier Parish25.6+5.4 pts
40St. John the Baptist Parish25.6-3.3 pts
42Assumption Parish25.1-3.6 pts
42Jefferson Davis Parish25.1+1.3 pts
42Sabine Parish25.1-5 pts
45East Baton Rouge Parish24.5+0.7 pts
46De Soto Parish24.3-0.2 pts
47Natchitoches Parish23.9-9.5 pts
48East Feliciana Parish23.8-0.3 pts
48St. James Parish23.8-1.2 pts
50Grant Parish23.4-1 pts
50Vermilion Parish23.4-1.8 pts
52Jefferson Parish23.3-2.4 pts
53Lafayette Parish22.5+2.1 pts
54LaSalle Parish21.4-2.8 pts
55Vernon Parish21.1-2.5 pts
56West Baton Rouge Parish19.7-0.3 pts
57West Feliciana Parish19.30 pts
58Beauregard Parish19.2+0.5 pts
59Plaquemines Parish18.9-1.4 pts
60Cameron Parish18.1-1.5 pts
61St. Charles Parish16-5.7 pts
62St. Tammany Parish15.7-1.3 pts
63Livingston Parish150 pts
64Ascension Parish12.9-1.3 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2019,
  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), 2019}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Madison Parish, with 54.1% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 12.9% in 2019.

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