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Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

East Carroll Parish had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2024, at 35.2%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 7.4%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Louisiana was 18.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.2East Carroll Parish
Lowest7.4Cameron Parish
Median21.264 counties
Louisiana18.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Acadia Parish: 25 %Allen Parish: 23.1 %Ascension Parish: 10.3 %Assumption Parish: 15.3 %Avoyelles Parish: 27.8 %Beauregard Parish: 14.4 %Bienville Parish: 29.3 %Bossier Parish: 15.9 %Caddo Parish: 22.4 %Calcasieu Parish: 17.4 %Caldwell Parish: 29.8 %Cameron Parish: 7.4 %Catahoula Parish: 24.3 %Claiborne Parish: 32 %Concordia Parish: 31.8 %De Soto Parish: 21.5 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6 %East Carroll Parish: 35.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 16.2 %Evangeline Parish: 24.3 %Franklin Parish: 24.1 %Grant Parish: 17 %Iberia Parish: 22.8 %Iberville Parish: 19.9 %Jackson Parish: 22.3 %Jefferson Parish: 16.6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 14.6 %Lafayette Parish: 17.1 %Lafourche Parish: 17 %LaSalle Parish: 16 %Lincoln Parish: 31.2 %Livingston Parish: 12.9 %Madison Parish: 34.5 %Morehouse Parish: 29.3 %Natchitoches Parish: 25.4 %Orleans Parish: 22.6 %Ouachita Parish: 23.2 %Plaquemines Parish: 12.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 16.5 %Rapides Parish: 19.9 %Red River Parish: 25.8 %Richland Parish: 24.1 %Sabine Parish: 23.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 23 %St. Charles Parish: 11.7 %St. Helena Parish: 32.4 %St. James Parish: 11.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.4 %St. Landry Parish: 26.8 %St. Martin Parish: 15.3 %St. Mary Parish: 20.8 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 19.2 %Tensas Parish: 34.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 16 %Union Parish: 29.4 %Vermilion Parish: 20.2 %Vernon Parish: 19 %Washington Parish: 24.3 %Webster Parish: 23.1 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 12.9 %West Carroll Parish: 16.2 %West Feliciana Parish: 11.8 %Winn Parish: 24.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

East Carroll Parish: 35.2 %East Carroll Parish35.2Madison Parish: 34.5 %Madison Parish34.5Tensas Parish: 34.4 %Tensas Parish34.4St. Helena Parish: 32.4 %St. Helena Parish32.4Claiborne Parish: 32 %Claiborne Parish32Concordia Parish: 31.8 %Concordia Parish31.8Lincoln Parish: 31.2 %Lincoln Parish31.2Caldwell Parish: 29.8 %Caldwell Parish29.8Union Parish: 29.4 %Union Parish29.4Morehouse Parish: 29.3 %Morehouse Parish29.3Bienville Parish: 29.3 %Bienville Parish29.3Avoyelles Parish: 27.8 %Avoyelles Parish27.8St. Landry Parish: 26.8 %St. Landry Parish26.8Red River Parish: 25.8 %Red River Parish25.8Natchitoches Parish: 25.4 %Natchitoches Parish25.4Acadia Parish: 25 %Acadia Parish25Washington Parish: 24.3 %Washington Parish24.3Catahoula Parish: 24.3 %Catahoula Parish24.3Evangeline Parish: 24.3 %Evangeline Parish24.3Winn Parish: 24.3 %Winn Parish24.3Franklin Parish: 24.1 %Franklin Parish24.1Richland Parish: 24.1 %Richland Parish24.1Sabine Parish: 23.7 %Sabine Parish23.7Ouachita Parish: 23.2 %Ouachita Parish23.2Webster Parish: 23.1 %Webster Parish23.1Allen Parish: 23.1 %Allen Parish23.1St. Bernard Parish: 23 %St. Bernard Parish23Iberia Parish: 22.8 %Iberia Parish22.8Orleans Parish: 22.6 %Orleans Parish22.6Caddo Parish: 22.4 %Caddo Parish22.4Jackson Parish: 22.3 %Jackson Parish22.3De Soto Parish: 21.5 %De Soto Parish21.5St. Mary Parish: 20.8 %St. Mary Parish20.8Vermilion Parish: 20.2 %Vermilion Parish20.2Iberville Parish: 19.9 %Iberville Parish19.9Rapides Parish: 19.9 %Rapides Parish19.9East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish19.6Tangipahoa Parish: 19.2 %Tangipahoa Parish19.2Vernon Parish: 19 %Vernon Parish19Calcasieu Parish: 17.4 %Calcasieu Parish17.4East Carroll Parish: 35.2 %East Carroll Parish35.2Madison Parish: 34.5 %Madison Parish34.5Tensas Parish: 34.4 %Tensas Parish34.4St. Helena Parish: 32.4 %St. Helena Parish32.4Claiborne Parish: 32 %Claiborne Parish32Concordia Parish: 31.8 %Concordia Parish31.8Lincoln Parish: 31.2 %Lincoln Parish31.2Caldwell Parish: 29.8 %Caldwell Parish29.8Union Parish: 29.4 %Union Parish29.4Morehouse Parish: 29.3 %Morehouse Parish29.3Bienville Parish: 29.3 %Bienville Parish29.3Avoyelles Parish: 27.8 %Avoyelles Parish27.8St. Landry Parish: 26.8 %St. Landry Parish26.8Red River Parish: 25.8 %Red River Parish25.8Natchitoches Parish: 25.4 %Natchitoches Parish25.4Acadia Parish: 25 %Acadia Parish25Washington Parish: 24.3 %Washington Parish24.3Catahoula Parish: 24.3 %Catahoula Parish24.3Evangeline Parish: 24.3 %Evangeline Parish24.3Winn Parish: 24.3 %Winn Parish24.3Franklin Parish: 24.1 %Franklin Parish24.1Richland Parish: 24.1 %Richland Parish24.1Sabine Parish: 23.7 %Sabine Parish23.7Ouachita Parish: 23.2 %Ouachita Parish23.2Webster Parish: 23.1 %Webster Parish23.1Allen Parish: 23.1 %Allen Parish23.1St. Bernard Parish: 23 %St. Bernard Parish23Iberia Parish: 22.8 %Iberia Parish22.8Orleans Parish: 22.6 %Orleans Parish22.6Caddo Parish: 22.4 %Caddo Parish22.4Jackson Parish: 22.3 %Jackson Parish22.3De Soto Parish: 21.5 %De Soto Parish21.5St. Mary Parish: 20.8 %St. Mary Parish20.8Vermilion Parish: 20.2 %Vermilion Parish20.2Iberville Parish: 19.9 %Iberville Parish19.9Rapides Parish: 19.9 %Rapides Parish19.9East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish19.6Tangipahoa Parish: 19.2 %Tangipahoa Parish19.2Vernon Parish: 19 %Vernon Parish19Calcasieu Parish: 17.4 %Calcasieu Parish17.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1East Carroll Parish35.2-0.5 pts
2Madison Parish34.5-2.2 pts
3Tensas Parish34.4+1.6 pts
4St. Helena Parish32.4+2.4 pts
5Claiborne Parish32-3 pts
6Concordia Parish31.8-3 pts
7Lincoln Parish31.2+0.5 pts
8Caldwell Parish29.8+4.4 pts
9Union Parish29.4+0.8 pts
10Morehouse Parish29.3-1.4 pts
11Bienville Parish29.3-2.9 pts
12Avoyelles Parish27.8+0.5 pts
13St. Landry Parish26.8+2.8 pts
14Red River Parish25.8-3.6 pts
15Natchitoches Parish25.4+1.3 pts
16Acadia Parish25+0.6 pts
17Washington Parish24.3+0.1 pts
18Catahoula Parish24.3-3.8 pts
19Evangeline Parish24.3+1.3 pts
19Winn Parish24.3+2.2 pts
21Franklin Parish24.1-1.6 pts
22Richland Parish24.1+0.5 pts
23Sabine Parish23.7+1 pts
24Ouachita Parish23.2-0.9 pts
25Webster Parish23.1-3.7 pts
26Allen Parish23.1+2.6 pts
27St. Bernard Parish23+0.4 pts
28Iberia Parish22.8+0.2 pts
29Orleans Parish22.6-0 pts
30Caddo Parish22.4+0.1 pts
31Jackson Parish22.3-2 pts
32De Soto Parish21.5-0.3 pts
33St. Mary Parish20.8-1.3 pts
34Vermilion Parish20.2+1 pts
35Iberville Parish19.9+4.4 pts
36Rapides Parish19.9+1 pts
37East Baton Rouge Parish19.6+1 pts
38Tangipahoa Parish19.2-0.3 pts
39Vernon Parish19+0.7 pts
40Calcasieu Parish17.4-0.4 pts
41Lafayette Parish17.1-0.3 pts
42Grant Parish17+0.9 pts
43Lafourche Parish17-1 pts
44Jefferson Parish16.6+0.3 pts
45Pointe Coupee Parish16.5-1.3 pts
46West Carroll Parish16.2+0.5 pts
47East Feliciana Parish16.2+2.7 pts
48LaSalle Parish16+0.6 pts
48Terrebonne Parish16-0.4 pts
50Bossier Parish15.9-0.5 pts
51Assumption Parish15.3+1.4 pts
52St. Martin Parish15.3-1.3 pts
53Jefferson Davis Parish14.6-3.2 pts
54St. John the Baptist Parish14.4+1.8 pts
55Beauregard Parish14.4+0.2 pts
56West Baton Rouge Parish12.9-3.1 pts
57Plaquemines Parish12.9-0.5 pts
58Livingston Parish12.9-0.3 pts
59West Feliciana Parish11.8+0.2 pts
60St. Charles Parish11.7+1.9 pts
61St. Tammany Parish11.4-0.8 pts
62St. James Parish11.1+0.6 pts
63Ascension Parish10.30 pts
64Cameron Parish7.4+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

East Carroll Parish, with 35.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cameron Parish, with 7.4% in 2024.

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