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

Concordia Parish had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 64 counties in 2021, at 55.7%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 14.7%. The median was 27.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 26.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.7Concordia Parish
Lowest14.7Ascension Parish
Median27.764 counties
Louisiana26.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 28.7 %Allen Parish: 26.9 %Ascension Parish: 14.7 %Assumption Parish: 27.2 %Avoyelles Parish: 45 %Beauregard Parish: 20.4 %Bienville Parish: 38.5 %Bossier Parish: 19.9 %Caddo Parish: 33.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 23.6 %Caldwell Parish: 31.7 %Cameron Parish: 18.1 %Catahoula Parish: 39.2 %Claiborne Parish: 36.7 %Concordia Parish: 55.7 %De Soto Parish: 25.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 26.9 %East Carroll Parish: 50.5 %East Feliciana Parish: 23.4 %Evangeline Parish: 35.1 %Franklin Parish: 36.6 %Grant Parish: 25.6 %Iberia Parish: 37.7 %Iberville Parish: 27.8 %Jackson Parish: 28.5 %Jefferson Parish: 24.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 23.5 %Lafayette Parish: 26.3 %Lafourche Parish: 20.8 %LaSalle Parish: 23.8 %Lincoln Parish: 26.5 %Livingston Parish: 16.3 %Madison Parish: 48.1 %Morehouse Parish: 42.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 27.6 %Orleans Parish: 36.8 %Ouachita Parish: 31.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 19.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.3 %Rapides Parish: 27.9 %Red River Parish: 35.1 %Richland Parish: 34.3 %Sabine Parish: 28.6 %St. Bernard Parish: 30.9 %St. Charles Parish: 17.2 %St. Helena Parish: 37.9 %St. James Parish: 23.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.3 %St. Landry Parish: 34.4 %St. Martin Parish: 26.4 %St. Mary Parish: 32.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 17.1 %Tangipahoa Parish: 25.4 %Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Terrebonne Parish: 22.7 %Union Parish: 29.1 %Vermilion Parish: 27.2 %Vernon Parish: 19.6 %Washington Parish: 35.4 %Webster Parish: 34.4 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 21.2 %West Carroll Parish: 32.2 %West Feliciana Parish: 19.2 %Winn Parish: 34.3 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Concordia Parish: 55.7 %Concordia Parish55.7East Carroll Parish: 50.5 %East Carroll Parish50.5Madison Parish: 48.1 %Madison Parish48.1Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Tensas Parish47.7Avoyelles Parish: 45 %Avoyelles Parish45Morehouse Parish: 42.9 %Morehouse Parish42.9Catahoula Parish: 39.2 %Catahoula Parish39.2Bienville Parish: 38.5 %Bienville Parish38.5St. Helena Parish: 37.9 %St. Helena Parish37.9Iberia Parish: 37.7 %Iberia Parish37.7Orleans Parish: 36.8 %Orleans Parish36.8Claiborne Parish: 36.7 %Claiborne Parish36.7Franklin Parish: 36.6 %Franklin Parish36.6Washington Parish: 35.4 %Washington Parish35.4Evangeline Parish: 35.1 %Evangeline Parish35.1Red River Parish: 35.1 %Red River Parish35.1St. Landry Parish: 34.4 %St. Landry Parish34.4Webster Parish: 34.4 %Webster Parish34.4Richland Parish: 34.3 %Richland Parish34.3Winn Parish: 34.3 %Winn Parish34.3Caddo Parish: 33.6 %Caddo Parish33.6St. Mary Parish: 32.2 %St. Mary Parish32.2West Carroll Parish: 32.2 %West Carroll Parish32.2Caldwell Parish: 31.7 %Caldwell Parish31.7Ouachita Parish: 31.1 %Ouachita Parish31.1St. Bernard Parish: 30.9 %St. Bernard Parish30.9Union Parish: 29.1 %Union Parish29.1Acadia Parish: 28.7 %Acadia Parish28.7Sabine Parish: 28.6 %Sabine Parish28.6Jackson Parish: 28.5 %Jackson Parish28.5Rapides Parish: 27.9 %Rapides Parish27.9Iberville Parish: 27.8 %Iberville Parish27.8Natchitoches Parish: 27.6 %Natchitoches Parish27.6Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.3St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.3Assumption Parish: 27.2 %Assumption Parish27.2Vermilion Parish: 27.2 %Vermilion Parish27.2Allen Parish: 26.9 %Allen Parish26.9East Baton Rouge Parish: 26.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish26.9Lincoln Parish: 26.5 %Lincoln Parish26.5Concordia Parish: 55.7 %Concordia Parish55.7East Carroll Parish: 50.5 %East Carroll Parish50.5Madison Parish: 48.1 %Madison Parish48.1Tensas Parish: 47.7 %Tensas Parish47.7Avoyelles Parish: 45 %Avoyelles Parish45Morehouse Parish: 42.9 %Morehouse Parish42.9Catahoula Parish: 39.2 %Catahoula Parish39.2Bienville Parish: 38.5 %Bienville Parish38.5St. Helena Parish: 37.9 %St. Helena Parish37.9Iberia Parish: 37.7 %Iberia Parish37.7Orleans Parish: 36.8 %Orleans Parish36.8Claiborne Parish: 36.7 %Claiborne Parish36.7Franklin Parish: 36.6 %Franklin Parish36.6Washington Parish: 35.4 %Washington Parish35.4Evangeline Parish: 35.1 %Evangeline Parish35.1Red River Parish: 35.1 %Red River Parish35.1St. Landry Parish: 34.4 %St. Landry Parish34.4Webster Parish: 34.4 %Webster Parish34.4Richland Parish: 34.3 %Richland Parish34.3Winn Parish: 34.3 %Winn Parish34.3Caddo Parish: 33.6 %Caddo Parish33.6St. Mary Parish: 32.2 %St. Mary Parish32.2West Carroll Parish: 32.2 %West Carroll Parish32.2Caldwell Parish: 31.7 %Caldwell Parish31.7Ouachita Parish: 31.1 %Ouachita Parish31.1St. Bernard Parish: 30.9 %St. Bernard Parish30.9Union Parish: 29.1 %Union Parish29.1Acadia Parish: 28.7 %Acadia Parish28.7Sabine Parish: 28.6 %Sabine Parish28.6Jackson Parish: 28.5 %Jackson Parish28.5Rapides Parish: 27.9 %Rapides Parish27.9Iberville Parish: 27.8 %Iberville Parish27.8Natchitoches Parish: 27.6 %Natchitoches Parish27.6Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.3St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.3Assumption Parish: 27.2 %Assumption Parish27.2Vermilion Parish: 27.2 %Vermilion Parish27.2Allen Parish: 26.9 %Allen Parish26.9East Baton Rouge Parish: 26.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish26.9Lincoln Parish: 26.5 %Lincoln Parish26.5
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Concordia Parish55.7+16.9 pts
2East Carroll Parish50.5-0.4 pts
3Madison Parish48.1+0.7 pts
4Tensas Parish47.7-3.7 pts
5Avoyelles Parish45+14 pts
6Morehouse Parish42.9+2.2 pts
7Catahoula Parish39.2-2 pts
8Bienville Parish38.5+0.5 pts
9St. Helena Parish37.9+3 pts
10Iberia Parish37.7+3.8 pts
11Orleans Parish36.8+6.9 pts
12Claiborne Parish36.7-1.7 pts
13Franklin Parish36.6-0.8 pts
14Washington Parish35.4-0.4 pts
15Evangeline Parish35.1+1 pts
15Red River Parish35.1-1.7 pts
17St. Landry Parish34.4+4.7 pts
17Webster Parish34.4+6.3 pts
19Richland Parish34.3-0.2 pts
19Winn Parish34.3+6.2 pts
21Caddo Parish33.6+7.9 pts
22St. Mary Parish32.2+3.2 pts
22West Carroll Parish32.2+2.3 pts
24Caldwell Parish31.7+3.1 pts
25Ouachita Parish31.1-2.3 pts
26St. Bernard Parish30.9-0.4 pts
27Union Parish29.1-8.1 pts
28Acadia Parish28.7-4.4 pts
29Sabine Parish28.6+2.6 pts
30Jackson Parish28.5+1.3 pts
31Rapides Parish27.9+5.2 pts
32Iberville Parish27.8-3.9 pts
33Natchitoches Parish27.6-4 pts
34Pointe Coupee Parish27.3+1.2 pts
34St. John the Baptist Parish27.3+2.8 pts
36Assumption Parish27.2+1.1 pts
36Vermilion Parish27.2+5.6 pts
38Allen Parish26.9+2.4 pts
38East Baton Rouge Parish26.9+6.1 pts
40Lincoln Parish26.5-0.4 pts
41St. Martin Parish26.4+1.7 pts
42Lafayette Parish26.3+7 pts
43De Soto Parish25.7+0.5 pts
44Grant Parish25.6+3.2 pts
45Tangipahoa Parish25.4-3.7 pts
46Jefferson Parish24.9-0.3 pts
47LaSalle Parish23.8+3.4 pts
48Calcasieu Parish23.6+0.4 pts
49Jefferson Davis Parish23.5+0.4 pts
50East Feliciana Parish23.4+0.6 pts
51St. James Parish23.3+1.9 pts
52Terrebonne Parish22.7+3 pts
53West Baton Rouge Parish21.2+1 pts
54Lafourche Parish20.8+2.1 pts
55Beauregard Parish20.4+1.2 pts
56Bossier Parish19.9-4.8 pts
57Vernon Parish19.6-1.5 pts
58Plaquemines Parish19.4-0.7 pts
59West Feliciana Parish19.2+0.5 pts
60Cameron Parish18.1+0.4 pts
61St. Charles Parish17.2+1.6 pts
62St. Tammany Parish17.1+4.3 pts
63Livingston Parish16.3+0.3 pts
64Ascension Parish14.7+1.8 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Concordia Parish, with 55.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ascension Parish, with 14.7% in 2021.

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