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Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).
- U.S.
- 12.5%
- Louisiana
- 18.9%
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- 1East Carroll Parish35.2%
- 2Madison Parish34.5%
- 3Tensas Parish34.4%
- 4St. Helena Parish32.4%
- 5Claiborne Parish32%
- 6Concordia Parish31.8%
- 7Lincoln Parish31.2%
- 8Caldwell Parish29.8%
- 9Union Parish29.4%
- 10Morehouse Parish29.3%
- 11Bienville Parish29.2%
- 12Avoyelles Parish27.8%
- 13St. Landry Parish26.8%
- 14Red River Parish25.8%
- 15Natchitoches Parish25.4%
- 16Acadia Parish25%
- 17Catahoula Parish24.3%
- 18Evangeline Parish24.3%
- 19Washington Parish24.3%
- 20Winn Parish24.3%
- 21Franklin Parish24.1%
- 22Richland Parish24%
- 23Sabine Parish23.7%
- 24Ouachita Parish23.2%
- 25Allen Parish23.1%
- 26Webster Parish23.1%
- 27St. Bernard Parish23%
- 28Iberia Parish22.8%
- 29Orleans Parish22.6%
- 30Caddo Parish22.4%
- 31Jackson Parish22.3%
- 32De Soto Parish21.5%
- 33St. Mary Parish20.8%
- 34Vermilion Parish20.2%
- 35Iberville Parish19.9%
- 36Rapides Parish19.9%
- 37East Baton Rouge Parish19.6%
- 38Tangipahoa Parish19.2%
- 39Vernon Parish19%
- 40Calcasieu Parish17.4%
- 41Lafayette Parish17.1%
- 42Grant Parish17%
- 43Lafourche Parish17%
- 44Jefferson Parish16.6%
- 45Pointe Coupee Parish16.5%
- 46East Feliciana Parish16.2%
- 47West Carroll Parish16.2%
- 48LaSalle Parish16%
- 49Terrebonne Parish16%
- 50Bossier Parish15.9%
- 51Assumption Parish15.3%
- 52St. Martin Parish15.3%
- 53Jefferson Davis Parish14.6%
- 54St. John the Baptist Parish14.4%
- 55Beauregard Parish14.3%
- 56Livingston Parish12.9%
- 57Plaquemines Parish12.9%
- 58West Baton Rouge Parish12.9%
- 59West Feliciana Parish11.8%
- 60St. Charles Parish11.7%
- 61St. Tammany Parish11.4%
- 62St. James Parish11.1%
- 63Ascension Parish10.3%
- 64Cameron Parish7.4%
Questions about this map
Which zip code has the highest poverty rate in Louisiana?
Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 71497 (Natchitoches, LA) has the highest: 96.6%.
Which zip code has the lowest poverty rate in Louisiana?
70030 (Des Allemands, LA) has the lowest: 1.3%.
What is the poverty rate for the United States?
12.5%; in Louisiana it is 18.9%.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better.
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