Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate

Name: Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate, 2015
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

East Carroll Parish had the highest poverty rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 43.5%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 21.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 19.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.5East Carroll Parish

Lowest10.7Ascension Parish

Median21.564 counties

Louisiana19.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2015 (%)
1	East Carroll Parish	43.5
2	Madison Parish	37.6
3	Tensas Parish	35.1
4	Morehouse Parish	31.1
5	Claiborne Parish	30.9
6	Natchitoches Parish	29.6
7	Concordia Parish	29.5
8	Catahoula Parish	27.2
9	St. Landry Parish	27
10	Washington Parish	26.2
11	Webster Parish	25.9
12	Evangeline Parish	25.7
12	Red River Parish	25.7
14	Lincoln Parish	25.5
15	Bienville Parish	25.4
15	Franklin Parish	25.4
17	Avoyelles Parish	25.3
18	De Soto Parish	24.9
19	Richland Parish	24.7
20	Orleans Parish	24
20	Tangipahoa Parish	24
20	Winn Parish	24
23	West Feliciana Parish	23.9
24	Acadia Parish	23.7
25	Ouachita Parish	23
26	Caldwell Parish	22.9
27	West Carroll Parish	22.7
28	Iberville Parish	22.3
29	Caddo Parish	22.2
30	Union Parish	21.9
31	East Feliciana Parish	21.8
32	Rapides Parish	21.6
33	Grant Parish	21.3
34	Jackson Parish	21.1
35	Iberia Parish	20.8
36	St. John the Baptist Parish	20.5
37	Allen Parish	20.4
37	St. Bernard Parish	20.4
39	Jefferson Davis Parish	20.3
40	Terrebonne Parish	20.1
41	St. Helena Parish	19.9
42	St. Mary Parish	19.7
43	Beauregard Parish	19.5
44	Pointe Coupee Parish	19.3
45	East Baton Rouge Parish	18.5
45	LaSalle Parish	18.5
47	St. James Parish	18.3
47	St. Martin Parish	18.3
49	Sabine Parish	18.1
49	Vermilion Parish	18.1
51	Calcasieu Parish	17.5
51	Vernon Parish	17.5
53	Plaquemines Parish	17.3
54	Lafayette Parish	17
55	Assumption Parish	16.8
56	Jefferson Parish	16.3
57	West Baton Rouge Parish	15.1
58	Bossier Parish	14.5
59	Lafourche Parish	14.1
60	Livingston Parish	13.5
61	Cameron Parish	12.7
62	St. Tammany Parish	12.5
63	St. Charles Parish	11.8
64	Ascension Parish	10.7

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 43.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Ascension Parish, with 10.7% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.