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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 2022, at 55%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 12.3%. The median was 28.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 24.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55Tensas Parish
Lowest12.3Ascension Parish
Median28.864 counties
Louisiana24.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 32.6 %Allen Parish: 23.8 %Ascension Parish: 12.3 %Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 32.8 %Beauregard Parish: 17.8 %Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bossier Parish: 18.2 %Caddo Parish: 31.5 %Calcasieu Parish: 21.1 %Caldwell Parish: 28.8 %Cameron Parish: 19.5 %Catahoula Parish: 36.9 %Claiborne Parish: 35.9 %Concordia Parish: 42.5 %De Soto Parish: 27.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 22.8 %East Carroll Parish: 48.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 23.8 %Evangeline Parish: 32.3 %Franklin Parish: 35.4 %Grant Parish: 23.7 %Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberville Parish: 28.8 %Jackson Parish: 36.9 %Jefferson Parish: 21.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 22.1 %Lafayette Parish: 20.2 %Lafourche Parish: 18.4 %LaSalle Parish: 22.5 %Lincoln Parish: 38.1 %Livingston Parish: 15.1 %Madison Parish: 48.7 %Morehouse Parish: 39.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 33.7 %Orleans Parish: 33.2 %Ouachita Parish: 34.2 %Plaquemines Parish: 21.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Rapides Parish: 26.7 %Red River Parish: 36.6 %Richland Parish: 30.5 %Sabine Parish: 33.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 29.1 %St. Charles Parish: 16.4 %St. Helena Parish: 44.6 %St. James Parish: 23.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 26.2 %St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Martin Parish: 24 %St. Mary Parish: 34.6 %St. Tammany Parish: 14.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 27.6 %Tensas Parish: 55 %Terrebonne Parish: 21.5 %Union Parish: 34 %Vermilion Parish: 26.8 %Vernon Parish: 23 %Washington Parish: 30 %Webster Parish: 34.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.3 %West Carroll Parish: 30.5 %West Feliciana Parish: 17.4 %Winn Parish: 31.1 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Tensas Parish: 55 %Tensas Parish55Madison Parish: 48.7 %Madison Parish48.7East Carroll Parish: 48.2 %East Carroll Parish48.2St. Helena Parish: 44.6 %St. Helena Parish44.6Concordia Parish: 42.5 %Concordia Parish42.5Morehouse Parish: 39.7 %Morehouse Parish39.7Lincoln Parish: 38.1 %Lincoln Parish38.1Catahoula Parish: 36.9 %Catahoula Parish36.9Jackson Parish: 36.9 %Jackson Parish36.9Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish36.8Red River Parish: 36.6 %Red River Parish36.6Claiborne Parish: 35.9 %Claiborne Parish35.9St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Landry Parish35.7Franklin Parish: 35.4 %Franklin Parish35.4St. Mary Parish: 34.6 %St. Mary Parish34.6Webster Parish: 34.5 %Webster Parish34.5Ouachita Parish: 34.2 %Ouachita Parish34.2Union Parish: 34 %Union Parish34Natchitoches Parish: 33.7 %Natchitoches Parish33.7Sabine Parish: 33.7 %Sabine Parish33.7Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberia Parish33.2Orleans Parish: 33.2 %Orleans Parish33.2Avoyelles Parish: 32.8 %Avoyelles Parish32.8Acadia Parish: 32.6 %Acadia Parish32.6Evangeline Parish: 32.3 %Evangeline Parish32.3Caddo Parish: 31.5 %Caddo Parish31.5Winn Parish: 31.1 %Winn Parish31.1Richland Parish: 30.5 %Richland Parish30.5West Carroll Parish: 30.5 %West Carroll Parish30.5Washington Parish: 30 %Washington Parish30St. Bernard Parish: 29.1 %St. Bernard Parish29.1Caldwell Parish: 28.8 %Caldwell Parish28.8Iberville Parish: 28.8 %Iberville Parish28.8De Soto Parish: 27.6 %De Soto Parish27.6Tangipahoa Parish: 27.6 %Tangipahoa Parish27.6Vermilion Parish: 26.8 %Vermilion Parish26.8Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Assumption Parish26.7Rapides Parish: 26.7 %Rapides Parish26.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 26.2 %St. John the Baptist Parish26.2Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.9Tensas Parish: 55 %Tensas Parish55Madison Parish: 48.7 %Madison Parish48.7East Carroll Parish: 48.2 %East Carroll Parish48.2St. Helena Parish: 44.6 %St. Helena Parish44.6Concordia Parish: 42.5 %Concordia Parish42.5Morehouse Parish: 39.7 %Morehouse Parish39.7Lincoln Parish: 38.1 %Lincoln Parish38.1Catahoula Parish: 36.9 %Catahoula Parish36.9Jackson Parish: 36.9 %Jackson Parish36.9Bienville Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish36.8Red River Parish: 36.6 %Red River Parish36.6Claiborne Parish: 35.9 %Claiborne Parish35.9St. Landry Parish: 35.7 %St. Landry Parish35.7Franklin Parish: 35.4 %Franklin Parish35.4St. Mary Parish: 34.6 %St. Mary Parish34.6Webster Parish: 34.5 %Webster Parish34.5Ouachita Parish: 34.2 %Ouachita Parish34.2Union Parish: 34 %Union Parish34Natchitoches Parish: 33.7 %Natchitoches Parish33.7Sabine Parish: 33.7 %Sabine Parish33.7Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberia Parish33.2Orleans Parish: 33.2 %Orleans Parish33.2Avoyelles Parish: 32.8 %Avoyelles Parish32.8Acadia Parish: 32.6 %Acadia Parish32.6Evangeline Parish: 32.3 %Evangeline Parish32.3Caddo Parish: 31.5 %Caddo Parish31.5Winn Parish: 31.1 %Winn Parish31.1Richland Parish: 30.5 %Richland Parish30.5West Carroll Parish: 30.5 %West Carroll Parish30.5Washington Parish: 30 %Washington Parish30St. Bernard Parish: 29.1 %St. Bernard Parish29.1Caldwell Parish: 28.8 %Caldwell Parish28.8Iberville Parish: 28.8 %Iberville Parish28.8De Soto Parish: 27.6 %De Soto Parish27.6Tangipahoa Parish: 27.6 %Tangipahoa Parish27.6Vermilion Parish: 26.8 %Vermilion Parish26.8Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Assumption Parish26.7Rapides Parish: 26.7 %Rapides Parish26.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 26.2 %St. John the Baptist Parish26.2Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.9
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Tensas Parish55+7.3 pts
2Madison Parish48.7+0.6 pts
3East Carroll Parish48.2-2.3 pts
4St. Helena Parish44.6+6.7 pts
5Concordia Parish42.5-13.2 pts
6Morehouse Parish39.7-3.2 pts
7Lincoln Parish38.1+11.6 pts
8Catahoula Parish36.9-2.3 pts
8Jackson Parish36.9+8.4 pts
10Bienville Parish36.8-1.7 pts
11Red River Parish36.6+1.5 pts
12Claiborne Parish35.9-0.8 pts
13St. Landry Parish35.7+1.3 pts
14Franklin Parish35.4-1.2 pts
15St. Mary Parish34.6+2.4 pts
16Webster Parish34.5+0.1 pts
17Ouachita Parish34.2+3.1 pts
18Union Parish34+4.9 pts
19Natchitoches Parish33.7+6.1 pts
19Sabine Parish33.7+5.1 pts
21Iberia Parish33.2-4.5 pts
21Orleans Parish33.2-3.6 pts
23Avoyelles Parish32.8-12.2 pts
24Acadia Parish32.6+3.9 pts
25Evangeline Parish32.3-2.8 pts
26Caddo Parish31.5-2.1 pts
27Winn Parish31.1-3.2 pts
28Richland Parish30.5-3.8 pts
28West Carroll Parish30.5-1.7 pts
30Washington Parish30-5.4 pts
31St. Bernard Parish29.1-1.8 pts
32Caldwell Parish28.8-2.9 pts
32Iberville Parish28.8+1 pts
34De Soto Parish27.6+1.9 pts
34Tangipahoa Parish27.6+2.2 pts
36Vermilion Parish26.8-0.4 pts
37Assumption Parish26.7-0.5 pts
37Rapides Parish26.7-1.2 pts
39St. John the Baptist Parish26.2-1.1 pts
40Pointe Coupee Parish24.9-2.4 pts
41St. Martin Parish24-2.4 pts
42Allen Parish23.8-3.1 pts
42East Feliciana Parish23.8+0.4 pts
44Grant Parish23.7-1.9 pts
45St. James Parish23.4+0.1 pts
46Vernon Parish23+3.4 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish22.8-4.1 pts
48LaSalle Parish22.5-1.3 pts
49Jefferson Davis Parish22.1-1.4 pts
50Terrebonne Parish21.5-1.2 pts
51Plaquemines Parish21.2+1.8 pts
52Calcasieu Parish21.1-2.5 pts
52Jefferson Parish21.1-3.8 pts
54Lafayette Parish20.2-6.1 pts
55Cameron Parish19.5+1.4 pts
56Lafourche Parish18.4-2.4 pts
57West Baton Rouge Parish18.3-2.9 pts
58Bossier Parish18.2-1.7 pts
59Beauregard Parish17.8-2.6 pts
60West Feliciana Parish17.4-1.8 pts
61St. Charles Parish16.4-0.8 pts
62Livingston Parish15.1-1.2 pts
63St. Tammany Parish14.4-2.7 pts
64Ascension Parish12.3-2.4 pts

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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 55% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 12.3% in 2022.

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