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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 2023, at 52.8%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 27.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 25.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.8East Carroll Parish
Lowest12.7Ascension Parish
Median27.564 counties
Louisiana25.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 31.5 %Allen Parish: 23.4 %Ascension Parish: 12.7 %Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 37.3 %Beauregard Parish: 19.5 %Bienville Parish: 34.2 %Bossier Parish: 19 %Caddo Parish: 31.7 %Calcasieu Parish: 25.2 %Caldwell Parish: 29 %Cameron Parish: 18.6 %Catahoula Parish: 46.1 %Claiborne Parish: 37.5 %Concordia Parish: 34.7 %De Soto Parish: 24 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 25 %East Carroll Parish: 52.8 %East Feliciana Parish: 23.1 %Evangeline Parish: 28.4 %Franklin Parish: 36.3 %Grant Parish: 25.4 %Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberville Parish: 31.6 %Jackson Parish: 27.7 %Jefferson Parish: 23.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 23.1 %Lafayette Parish: 21.3 %Lafourche Parish: 25.7 %LaSalle Parish: 23.9 %Lincoln Parish: 27.3 %Livingston Parish: 18.1 %Madison Parish: 48.1 %Morehouse Parish: 45 %Natchitoches Parish: 29.5 %Orleans Parish: 32.6 %Ouachita Parish: 29.4 %Plaquemines Parish: 19.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.8 %Rapides Parish: 25.9 %Red River Parish: 34.4 %Richland Parish: 37.1 %Sabine Parish: 24.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 25.7 %St. Charles Parish: 19 %St. Helena Parish: 35.1 %St. James Parish: 23 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.9 %St. Landry Parish: 29.9 %St. Martin Parish: 27 %St. Mary Parish: 31.1 %St. Tammany Parish: 14.5 %Tangipahoa Parish: 26.4 %Tensas Parish: 47.1 %Terrebonne Parish: 22.1 %Union Parish: 28.7 %Vermilion Parish: 23.6 %Vernon Parish: 21.1 %Washington Parish: 31.1 %Webster Parish: 28.8 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 19.4 %West Carroll Parish: 30.3 %West Feliciana Parish: 19 %Winn Parish: 30.7 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

East Carroll Parish: 52.8 %East Carroll Parish52.8Madison Parish: 48.1 %Madison Parish48.1Tensas Parish: 47.1 %Tensas Parish47.1Catahoula Parish: 46.1 %Catahoula Parish46.1Morehouse Parish: 45 %Morehouse Parish45Claiborne Parish: 37.5 %Claiborne Parish37.5Avoyelles Parish: 37.3 %Avoyelles Parish37.3Richland Parish: 37.1 %Richland Parish37.1Franklin Parish: 36.3 %Franklin Parish36.3St. Helena Parish: 35.1 %St. Helena Parish35.1Concordia Parish: 34.7 %Concordia Parish34.7Red River Parish: 34.4 %Red River Parish34.4Bienville Parish: 34.2 %Bienville Parish34.2Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberia Parish33.2Orleans Parish: 32.6 %Orleans Parish32.6Caddo Parish: 31.7 %Caddo Parish31.7Iberville Parish: 31.6 %Iberville Parish31.6Acadia Parish: 31.5 %Acadia Parish31.5St. Mary Parish: 31.1 %St. Mary Parish31.1Washington Parish: 31.1 %Washington Parish31.1Winn Parish: 30.7 %Winn Parish30.7West Carroll Parish: 30.3 %West Carroll Parish30.3St. Landry Parish: 29.9 %St. Landry Parish29.9Natchitoches Parish: 29.5 %Natchitoches Parish29.5Ouachita Parish: 29.4 %Ouachita Parish29.4Caldwell Parish: 29 %Caldwell Parish29Webster Parish: 28.8 %Webster Parish28.8Union Parish: 28.7 %Union Parish28.7Evangeline Parish: 28.4 %Evangeline Parish28.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.9Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.8 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.8Jackson Parish: 27.7 %Jackson Parish27.7Lincoln Parish: 27.3 %Lincoln Parish27.3St. Martin Parish: 27 %St. Martin Parish27Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Assumption Parish26.7Tangipahoa Parish: 26.4 %Tangipahoa Parish26.4Rapides Parish: 25.9 %Rapides Parish25.9Lafourche Parish: 25.7 %Lafourche Parish25.7St. Bernard Parish: 25.7 %St. Bernard Parish25.7Grant Parish: 25.4 %Grant Parish25.4East Carroll Parish: 52.8 %East Carroll Parish52.8Madison Parish: 48.1 %Madison Parish48.1Tensas Parish: 47.1 %Tensas Parish47.1Catahoula Parish: 46.1 %Catahoula Parish46.1Morehouse Parish: 45 %Morehouse Parish45Claiborne Parish: 37.5 %Claiborne Parish37.5Avoyelles Parish: 37.3 %Avoyelles Parish37.3Richland Parish: 37.1 %Richland Parish37.1Franklin Parish: 36.3 %Franklin Parish36.3St. Helena Parish: 35.1 %St. Helena Parish35.1Concordia Parish: 34.7 %Concordia Parish34.7Red River Parish: 34.4 %Red River Parish34.4Bienville Parish: 34.2 %Bienville Parish34.2Iberia Parish: 33.2 %Iberia Parish33.2Orleans Parish: 32.6 %Orleans Parish32.6Caddo Parish: 31.7 %Caddo Parish31.7Iberville Parish: 31.6 %Iberville Parish31.6Acadia Parish: 31.5 %Acadia Parish31.5St. Mary Parish: 31.1 %St. Mary Parish31.1Washington Parish: 31.1 %Washington Parish31.1Winn Parish: 30.7 %Winn Parish30.7West Carroll Parish: 30.3 %West Carroll Parish30.3St. Landry Parish: 29.9 %St. Landry Parish29.9Natchitoches Parish: 29.5 %Natchitoches Parish29.5Ouachita Parish: 29.4 %Ouachita Parish29.4Caldwell Parish: 29 %Caldwell Parish29Webster Parish: 28.8 %Webster Parish28.8Union Parish: 28.7 %Union Parish28.7Evangeline Parish: 28.4 %Evangeline Parish28.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 27.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish27.9Pointe Coupee Parish: 27.8 %Pointe Coupee Parish27.8Jackson Parish: 27.7 %Jackson Parish27.7Lincoln Parish: 27.3 %Lincoln Parish27.3St. Martin Parish: 27 %St. Martin Parish27Assumption Parish: 26.7 %Assumption Parish26.7Tangipahoa Parish: 26.4 %Tangipahoa Parish26.4Rapides Parish: 25.9 %Rapides Parish25.9Lafourche Parish: 25.7 %Lafourche Parish25.7St. Bernard Parish: 25.7 %St. Bernard Parish25.7Grant Parish: 25.4 %Grant Parish25.4
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Carroll Parish52.8+4.6 pts
2Madison Parish48.1-0.6 pts
3Tensas Parish47.1-7.9 pts
4Catahoula Parish46.1+9.2 pts
5Morehouse Parish45+5.3 pts
6Claiborne Parish37.5+1.6 pts
7Avoyelles Parish37.3+4.5 pts
8Richland Parish37.1+6.6 pts
9Franklin Parish36.3+0.9 pts
10St. Helena Parish35.1-9.5 pts
11Concordia Parish34.7-7.8 pts
12Red River Parish34.4-2.2 pts
13Bienville Parish34.2-2.6 pts
14Iberia Parish33.20 pts
15Orleans Parish32.6-0.6 pts
16Caddo Parish31.7+0.2 pts
17Iberville Parish31.6+2.8 pts
18Acadia Parish31.5-1.1 pts
19St. Mary Parish31.1-3.5 pts
19Washington Parish31.1+1.1 pts
21Winn Parish30.7-0.4 pts
22West Carroll Parish30.3-0.2 pts
23St. Landry Parish29.9-5.8 pts
24Natchitoches Parish29.5-4.2 pts
25Ouachita Parish29.4-4.8 pts
26Caldwell Parish29+0.2 pts
27Webster Parish28.8-5.7 pts
28Union Parish28.7-5.3 pts
29Evangeline Parish28.4-3.9 pts
30St. John the Baptist Parish27.9+1.7 pts
31Pointe Coupee Parish27.8+2.9 pts
32Jackson Parish27.7-9.2 pts
33Lincoln Parish27.3-10.8 pts
34St. Martin Parish27+3 pts
35Assumption Parish26.70 pts
36Tangipahoa Parish26.4-1.2 pts
37Rapides Parish25.9-0.8 pts
38Lafourche Parish25.7+7.3 pts
38St. Bernard Parish25.7-3.4 pts
40Grant Parish25.4+1.7 pts
41Calcasieu Parish25.2+4.1 pts
42East Baton Rouge Parish25+2.2 pts
43Sabine Parish24.5-9.2 pts
44De Soto Parish24-3.6 pts
45LaSalle Parish23.9+1.4 pts
46Vermilion Parish23.6-3.2 pts
47Allen Parish23.4-0.4 pts
48Jefferson Parish23.2+2.1 pts
49East Feliciana Parish23.1-0.7 pts
49Jefferson Davis Parish23.1+1 pts
51St. James Parish23-0.4 pts
52Terrebonne Parish22.1+0.6 pts
53Lafayette Parish21.3+1.1 pts
54Vernon Parish21.1-1.9 pts
55Beauregard Parish19.5+1.7 pts
55Plaquemines Parish19.5-1.7 pts
57West Baton Rouge Parish19.4+1.1 pts
58Bossier Parish19+0.8 pts
58St. Charles Parish19+2.6 pts
58West Feliciana Parish19+1.6 pts
61Cameron Parish18.6-0.9 pts
62Livingston Parish18.1+3 pts
63St. Tammany Parish14.5+0.1 pts
64Ascension Parish12.7+0.4 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2023,
  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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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 52.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 12.7% in 2023.

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