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

Tensas Parish had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 64 counties in 2020, at 51.4%. St. Tammany Parish had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 26.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 24.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.4Tensas Parish
Lowest12.8St. Tammany Parish
Median26.564 counties
Louisiana24.3History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 33.1 %Allen Parish: 24.5 %Ascension Parish: 12.9 %Assumption Parish: 26.1 %Avoyelles Parish: 31 %Beauregard Parish: 19.2 %Bienville Parish: 38 %Bossier Parish: 24.7 %Caddo Parish: 25.7 %Calcasieu Parish: 23.2 %Caldwell Parish: 28.6 %Cameron Parish: 17.7 %Catahoula Parish: 41.2 %Claiborne Parish: 38.4 %Concordia Parish: 38.8 %De Soto Parish: 25.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 20.8 %East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Feliciana Parish: 22.8 %Evangeline Parish: 34.1 %Franklin Parish: 37.4 %Grant Parish: 22.4 %Iberia Parish: 33.9 %Iberville Parish: 31.7 %Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jefferson Parish: 25.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 23.1 %Lafayette Parish: 19.3 %Lafourche Parish: 18.7 %LaSalle Parish: 20.4 %Lincoln Parish: 26.9 %Livingston Parish: 16 %Madison Parish: 47.4 %Morehouse Parish: 40.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 31.6 %Orleans Parish: 29.9 %Ouachita Parish: 33.4 %Plaquemines Parish: 20.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 26.1 %Rapides Parish: 22.7 %Red River Parish: 36.8 %Richland Parish: 34.5 %Sabine Parish: 26 %St. Bernard Parish: 31.3 %St. Charles Parish: 15.6 %St. Helena Parish: 34.9 %St. James Parish: 21.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 24.5 %St. Landry Parish: 29.7 %St. Martin Parish: 24.7 %St. Mary Parish: 29 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 29.1 %Tensas Parish: 51.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 19.7 %Union Parish: 37.2 %Vermilion Parish: 21.6 %Vernon Parish: 21.1 %Washington Parish: 35.8 %Webster Parish: 28.1 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 20.2 %West Carroll Parish: 29.9 %West Feliciana Parish: 18.7 %Winn Parish: 28.1 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Tensas Parish: 51.4 %Tensas Parish51.4East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Carroll Parish50.9Madison Parish: 47.4 %Madison Parish47.4Catahoula Parish: 41.2 %Catahoula Parish41.2Morehouse Parish: 40.7 %Morehouse Parish40.7Concordia Parish: 38.8 %Concordia Parish38.8Claiborne Parish: 38.4 %Claiborne Parish38.4Bienville Parish: 38 %Bienville Parish38Franklin Parish: 37.4 %Franklin Parish37.4Union Parish: 37.2 %Union Parish37.2Red River Parish: 36.8 %Red River Parish36.8Washington Parish: 35.8 %Washington Parish35.8St. Helena Parish: 34.9 %St. Helena Parish34.9Richland Parish: 34.5 %Richland Parish34.5Evangeline Parish: 34.1 %Evangeline Parish34.1Iberia Parish: 33.9 %Iberia Parish33.9Ouachita Parish: 33.4 %Ouachita Parish33.4Acadia Parish: 33.1 %Acadia Parish33.1Iberville Parish: 31.7 %Iberville Parish31.7Natchitoches Parish: 31.6 %Natchitoches Parish31.6St. Bernard Parish: 31.3 %St. Bernard Parish31.3Avoyelles Parish: 31 %Avoyelles Parish31Orleans Parish: 29.9 %Orleans Parish29.9West Carroll Parish: 29.9 %West Carroll Parish29.9St. Landry Parish: 29.7 %St. Landry Parish29.7Tangipahoa Parish: 29.1 %Tangipahoa Parish29.1St. Mary Parish: 29 %St. Mary Parish29Caldwell Parish: 28.6 %Caldwell Parish28.6Webster Parish: 28.1 %Webster Parish28.1Winn Parish: 28.1 %Winn Parish28.1Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jackson Parish27.2Lincoln Parish: 26.9 %Lincoln Parish26.9Assumption Parish: 26.1 %Assumption Parish26.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 26.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish26.1Sabine Parish: 26 %Sabine Parish26Caddo Parish: 25.7 %Caddo Parish25.7De Soto Parish: 25.2 %De Soto Parish25.2Jefferson Parish: 25.2 %Jefferson Parish25.2Bossier Parish: 24.7 %Bossier Parish24.7St. Martin Parish: 24.7 %St. Martin Parish24.7Tensas Parish: 51.4 %Tensas Parish51.4East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Carroll Parish50.9Madison Parish: 47.4 %Madison Parish47.4Catahoula Parish: 41.2 %Catahoula Parish41.2Morehouse Parish: 40.7 %Morehouse Parish40.7Concordia Parish: 38.8 %Concordia Parish38.8Claiborne Parish: 38.4 %Claiborne Parish38.4Bienville Parish: 38 %Bienville Parish38Franklin Parish: 37.4 %Franklin Parish37.4Union Parish: 37.2 %Union Parish37.2Red River Parish: 36.8 %Red River Parish36.8Washington Parish: 35.8 %Washington Parish35.8St. Helena Parish: 34.9 %St. Helena Parish34.9Richland Parish: 34.5 %Richland Parish34.5Evangeline Parish: 34.1 %Evangeline Parish34.1Iberia Parish: 33.9 %Iberia Parish33.9Ouachita Parish: 33.4 %Ouachita Parish33.4Acadia Parish: 33.1 %Acadia Parish33.1Iberville Parish: 31.7 %Iberville Parish31.7Natchitoches Parish: 31.6 %Natchitoches Parish31.6St. Bernard Parish: 31.3 %St. Bernard Parish31.3Avoyelles Parish: 31 %Avoyelles Parish31Orleans Parish: 29.9 %Orleans Parish29.9West Carroll Parish: 29.9 %West Carroll Parish29.9St. Landry Parish: 29.7 %St. Landry Parish29.7Tangipahoa Parish: 29.1 %Tangipahoa Parish29.1St. Mary Parish: 29 %St. Mary Parish29Caldwell Parish: 28.6 %Caldwell Parish28.6Webster Parish: 28.1 %Webster Parish28.1Winn Parish: 28.1 %Winn Parish28.1Jackson Parish: 27.2 %Jackson Parish27.2Lincoln Parish: 26.9 %Lincoln Parish26.9Assumption Parish: 26.1 %Assumption Parish26.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 26.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish26.1Sabine Parish: 26 %Sabine Parish26Caddo Parish: 25.7 %Caddo Parish25.7De Soto Parish: 25.2 %De Soto Parish25.2Jefferson Parish: 25.2 %Jefferson Parish25.2Bossier Parish: 24.7 %Bossier Parish24.7St. Martin Parish: 24.7 %St. Martin Parish24.7
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Tensas Parish51.4+3.4 pts
2East Carroll Parish50.9-1.1 pts
3Madison Parish47.4-6.7 pts
4Catahoula Parish41.2+6.9 pts
5Morehouse Parish40.7+0.8 pts
6Concordia Parish38.8-0.6 pts
7Claiborne Parish38.4-1 pts
8Bienville Parish38+5.1 pts
9Franklin Parish37.4-1 pts
10Union Parish37.2+5.9 pts
11Red River Parish36.8+3.1 pts
12Washington Parish35.8+2.2 pts
13St. Helena Parish34.9+5.3 pts
14Richland Parish34.5-3.2 pts
15Evangeline Parish34.1+1.1 pts
16Iberia Parish33.9+3.1 pts
17Ouachita Parish33.4-4 pts
18Acadia Parish33.1+6.6 pts
19Iberville Parish31.7+4 pts
20Natchitoches Parish31.6+7.7 pts
21St. Bernard Parish31.3+3.5 pts
22Avoyelles Parish31-3.2 pts
23Orleans Parish29.9-3.5 pts
23West Carroll Parish29.9+0.6 pts
25St. Landry Parish29.7+0.1 pts
26Tangipahoa Parish29.1-2.5 pts
27St. Mary Parish29-2.8 pts
28Caldwell Parish28.6+0.3 pts
29Webster Parish28.1-9.2 pts
29Winn Parish28.1-0.7 pts
31Jackson Parish27.20 pts
32Lincoln Parish26.9-10.1 pts
33Assumption Parish26.1+1 pts
33Pointe Coupee Parish26.1-1.5 pts
35Sabine Parish26+0.9 pts
36Caddo Parish25.7-10.1 pts
37De Soto Parish25.2+0.9 pts
37Jefferson Parish25.2+1.9 pts
39Bossier Parish24.7-0.9 pts
39St. Martin Parish24.7-1.4 pts
41Allen Parish24.5-1.6 pts
41St. John the Baptist Parish24.5-1.1 pts
43Calcasieu Parish23.2-2.8 pts
44Jefferson Davis Parish23.1-2 pts
45East Feliciana Parish22.8-1 pts
46Rapides Parish22.7-3.4 pts
47Grant Parish22.4-1 pts
48Vermilion Parish21.6-1.8 pts
49St. James Parish21.4-2.4 pts
50Vernon Parish21.10 pts
51East Baton Rouge Parish20.8-3.7 pts
52LaSalle Parish20.4-1 pts
53West Baton Rouge Parish20.2+0.5 pts
54Plaquemines Parish20.1+1.2 pts
55Terrebonne Parish19.7-7.6 pts
56Lafayette Parish19.3-3.2 pts
57Beauregard Parish19.20 pts
58Lafourche Parish18.7-8.1 pts
58West Feliciana Parish18.7-0.6 pts
60Cameron Parish17.7-0.4 pts
61Livingston Parish16+1 pts
62St. Charles Parish15.6-0.4 pts
63Ascension Parish12.90 pts
64St. Tammany Parish12.8-2.9 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2020,
  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), 2020}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020. 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Tensas Parish, with 51.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Tammany Parish, with 12.8% in 2020.

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