# Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate, 2024

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/louisiana-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/louisiana-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | East Carroll Parish | 44.4 |
| 2 | Madison Parish | 33.3 |
| 3 | Morehouse Parish | 28.5 |
| 4 | Concordia Parish | 27.7 |
| 5 | Tensas Parish | 27.4 |
| 6 | Natchitoches Parish | 26.9 |
| 7 | Claiborne Parish | 26.6 |
| 8 | Richland Parish | 26.4 |
| 9 | Evangeline Parish | 25.9 |
| 10 | Bienville Parish | 25.8 |
| 10 | Franklin Parish | 25.8 |
| 12 | Washington Parish | 25.6 |
| 13 | Lincoln Parish | 25.5 |
| 14 | Avoyelles Parish | 25 |
| 15 | St. Landry Parish | 24.5 |
| 16 | Winn Parish | 23.7 |
| 17 | Allen Parish | 23.6 |
| 18 | West Feliciana Parish | 23.3 |
| 19 | Red River Parish | 22.9 |
| 20 | Catahoula Parish | 22.6 |
| 20 | Iberia Parish | 22.6 |
| 22 | Vermilion Parish | 22.4 |
| 23 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 22.2 |
| 24 | Caddo Parish | 22.1 |
| 25 | Caldwell Parish | 21.8 |
| 25 | St. Mary Parish | 21.8 |
| 27 | Iberville Parish | 21.5 |
| 28 | Orleans Parish | 21.3 |
| 29 | Grant Parish | 21.1 |
| 30 | Sabine Parish | 21 |
| 31 | Acadia Parish | 20.9 |
| 32 | St. Helena Parish | 20.8 |
| 33 | Webster Parish | 20.7 |
| 34 | Union Parish | 20.3 |
| 35 | Assumption Parish | 20.1 |
| 36 | Ouachita Parish | 19.6 |
| 37 | Tangipahoa Parish | 19.4 |
| 38 | West Carroll Parish | 19.1 |
| 39 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 19 |
| 40 | Rapides Parish | 18.8 |
| 41 | East Feliciana Parish | 18.4 |
| 42 | LaSalle Parish | 18 |
| 42 | St. Bernard Parish | 18 |
| 42 | Terrebonne Parish | 18 |
| 45 | Jackson Parish | 17.8 |
| 45 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 17.8 |
| 47 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 17.2 |
| 48 | Jefferson Parish | 17.1 |
| 49 | De Soto Parish | 17 |
| 50 | St. Martin Parish | 16.7 |
| 51 | Bossier Parish | 16.5 |
| 51 | Lafayette Parish | 16.5 |
| 53 | St. James Parish | 15.7 |
| 53 | Vernon Parish | 15.7 |
| 55 | Calcasieu Parish | 15.5 |
| 56 | Beauregard Parish | 15.1 |
| 57 | Plaquemines Parish | 15 |
| 58 | Lafourche Parish | 14.8 |
| 59 | Cameron Parish | 12.9 |
| 60 | St. Charles Parish | 12.3 |
| 61 | Livingston Parish | 12.2 |
| 62 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 12.1 |
| 63 | St. Tammany Parish | 10.2 |
| 64 | Ascension Parish | 9.5 |