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

East Carroll Parish had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 47.3%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 8.3%. The median was 20.3% and the figure for Louisiana was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.3East Carroll Parish
Lowest8.3Cameron Parish
Median20.364 counties
Louisiana18.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 23.1 %Allen Parish: 18.1 %Ascension Parish: 9.8 %Assumption Parish: 16.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 26.5 %Beauregard Parish: 14.1 %Bienville Parish: 29.1 %Bossier Parish: 16.9 %Caddo Parish: 23 %Calcasieu Parish: 16.4 %Caldwell Parish: 25.5 %Cameron Parish: 8.3 %Catahoula Parish: 29.3 %Claiborne Parish: 33.7 %Concordia Parish: 30.9 %De Soto Parish: 21.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.7 %East Carroll Parish: 47.3 %East Feliciana Parish: 14 %Evangeline Parish: 27 %Franklin Parish: 27.1 %Grant Parish: 16.2 %Iberia Parish: 22.5 %Iberville Parish: 18.9 %Jackson Parish: 21 %Jefferson Parish: 15.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 16.9 %Lafayette Parish: 16.8 %Lafourche Parish: 15.7 %LaSalle Parish: 17 %Lincoln Parish: 28.4 %Livingston Parish: 10.7 %Madison Parish: 35 %Morehouse Parish: 30.1 %Natchitoches Parish: 26.5 %Orleans Parish: 23.8 %Ouachita Parish: 24.4 %Plaquemines Parish: 17.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 19.4 %Rapides Parish: 18.8 %Red River Parish: 21.9 %Richland Parish: 28.6 %Sabine Parish: 21.6 %St. Bernard Parish: 21.7 %St. Charles Parish: 10.2 %St. Helena Parish: 25.2 %St. James Parish: 12 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.9 %St. Landry Parish: 25.9 %St. Martin Parish: 17.3 %St. Mary Parish: 20.5 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 20.1 %Tensas Parish: 37.1 %Terrebonne Parish: 17.8 %Union Parish: 23.6 %Vermilion Parish: 17.5 %Vernon Parish: 17.7 %Washington Parish: 24.7 %Webster Parish: 26.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 14.6 %West Carroll Parish: 21.5 %West Feliciana Parish: 15 %Winn Parish: 18.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

East Carroll Parish: 47.3 %East Carroll Parish47.3Tensas Parish: 37.1 %Tensas Parish37.1Madison Parish: 35 %Madison Parish35Claiborne Parish: 33.7 %Claiborne Parish33.7Concordia Parish: 30.9 %Concordia Parish30.9Morehouse Parish: 30.1 %Morehouse Parish30.1Catahoula Parish: 29.3 %Catahoula Parish29.3Bienville Parish: 29.1 %Bienville Parish29.1Richland Parish: 28.6 %Richland Parish28.6Lincoln Parish: 28.4 %Lincoln Parish28.4Franklin Parish: 27.1 %Franklin Parish27.1Evangeline Parish: 27 %Evangeline Parish27Webster Parish: 26.7 %Webster Parish26.7Avoyelles Parish: 26.5 %Avoyelles Parish26.5Natchitoches Parish: 26.5 %Natchitoches Parish26.5St. Landry Parish: 25.9 %St. Landry Parish25.9Caldwell Parish: 25.5 %Caldwell Parish25.5St. Helena Parish: 25.2 %St. Helena Parish25.2Washington Parish: 24.7 %Washington Parish24.7Ouachita Parish: 24.4 %Ouachita Parish24.4Orleans Parish: 23.8 %Orleans Parish23.8Union Parish: 23.6 %Union Parish23.6Acadia Parish: 23.1 %Acadia Parish23.1Caddo Parish: 23 %Caddo Parish23Iberia Parish: 22.5 %Iberia Parish22.5Red River Parish: 21.9 %Red River Parish21.9St. Bernard Parish: 21.7 %St. Bernard Parish21.7Sabine Parish: 21.6 %Sabine Parish21.6West Carroll Parish: 21.5 %West Carroll Parish21.5De Soto Parish: 21.1 %De Soto Parish21.1Jackson Parish: 21 %Jackson Parish21St. Mary Parish: 20.5 %St. Mary Parish20.5Tangipahoa Parish: 20.1 %Tangipahoa Parish20.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 19.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish19.4Iberville Parish: 18.9 %Iberville Parish18.9Rapides Parish: 18.8 %Rapides Parish18.8Winn Parish: 18.4 %Winn Parish18.4Allen Parish: 18.1 %Allen Parish18.1Terrebonne Parish: 17.8 %Terrebonne Parish17.8Vernon Parish: 17.7 %Vernon Parish17.7East Carroll Parish: 47.3 %East Carroll Parish47.3Tensas Parish: 37.1 %Tensas Parish37.1Madison Parish: 35 %Madison Parish35Claiborne Parish: 33.7 %Claiborne Parish33.7Concordia Parish: 30.9 %Concordia Parish30.9Morehouse Parish: 30.1 %Morehouse Parish30.1Catahoula Parish: 29.3 %Catahoula Parish29.3Bienville Parish: 29.1 %Bienville Parish29.1Richland Parish: 28.6 %Richland Parish28.6Lincoln Parish: 28.4 %Lincoln Parish28.4Franklin Parish: 27.1 %Franklin Parish27.1Evangeline Parish: 27 %Evangeline Parish27Webster Parish: 26.7 %Webster Parish26.7Avoyelles Parish: 26.5 %Avoyelles Parish26.5Natchitoches Parish: 26.5 %Natchitoches Parish26.5St. Landry Parish: 25.9 %St. Landry Parish25.9Caldwell Parish: 25.5 %Caldwell Parish25.5St. Helena Parish: 25.2 %St. Helena Parish25.2Washington Parish: 24.7 %Washington Parish24.7Ouachita Parish: 24.4 %Ouachita Parish24.4Orleans Parish: 23.8 %Orleans Parish23.8Union Parish: 23.6 %Union Parish23.6Acadia Parish: 23.1 %Acadia Parish23.1Caddo Parish: 23 %Caddo Parish23Iberia Parish: 22.5 %Iberia Parish22.5Red River Parish: 21.9 %Red River Parish21.9St. Bernard Parish: 21.7 %St. Bernard Parish21.7Sabine Parish: 21.6 %Sabine Parish21.6West Carroll Parish: 21.5 %West Carroll Parish21.5De Soto Parish: 21.1 %De Soto Parish21.1Jackson Parish: 21 %Jackson Parish21St. Mary Parish: 20.5 %St. Mary Parish20.5Tangipahoa Parish: 20.1 %Tangipahoa Parish20.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 19.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish19.4Iberville Parish: 18.9 %Iberville Parish18.9Rapides Parish: 18.8 %Rapides Parish18.8Winn Parish: 18.4 %Winn Parish18.4Allen Parish: 18.1 %Allen Parish18.1Terrebonne Parish: 17.8 %Terrebonne Parish17.8Vernon Parish: 17.7 %Vernon Parish17.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1East Carroll Parish47.3
2Tensas Parish37.1
3Madison Parish35
4Claiborne Parish33.7
5Concordia Parish30.9
6Morehouse Parish30.1
7Catahoula Parish29.3
8Bienville Parish29.1
9Richland Parish28.6
10Lincoln Parish28.4
11Franklin Parish27.1
12Evangeline Parish27
13Webster Parish26.7
14Avoyelles Parish26.5
14Natchitoches Parish26.5
16St. Landry Parish25.9
17Caldwell Parish25.5
18St. Helena Parish25.2
19Washington Parish24.7
20Ouachita Parish24.4
21Orleans Parish23.8
22Union Parish23.6
23Acadia Parish23.1
24Caddo Parish23
25Iberia Parish22.5
26Red River Parish21.9
27St. Bernard Parish21.7
28Sabine Parish21.6
29West Carroll Parish21.5
30De Soto Parish21.1
31Jackson Parish21
32St. Mary Parish20.5
33Tangipahoa Parish20.1
34Pointe Coupee Parish19.4
35Iberville Parish18.9
36Rapides Parish18.8
37Winn Parish18.4
38Allen Parish18.1
39Terrebonne Parish17.8
40Vernon Parish17.7
41East Baton Rouge Parish17.7
42Vermilion Parish17.5
43Plaquemines Parish17.5
44St. Martin Parish17.3
45LaSalle Parish17
46Jefferson Davis Parish16.9
47Bossier Parish16.9
48Lafayette Parish16.8
49Assumption Parish16.4
50Calcasieu Parish16.4
51Grant Parish16.2
52Jefferson Parish15.9
53Lafourche Parish15.7
54West Feliciana Parish15
55St. John the Baptist Parish14.9
56West Baton Rouge Parish14.6
57Beauregard Parish14.1
58East Feliciana Parish14
59St. James Parish12
60St. Tammany Parish11.8
61Livingston Parish10.7
62St. Charles Parish10.2
63Ascension Parish9.8
64Cameron Parish8.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

East Carroll Parish, with 47.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cameron Parish, with 8.3% in 2021.

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