Highest poverty rate in Louisiana

Louisiana counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Louisiana by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Madison Parish leads at 36.7%.

Among cities & places, Pointe a la Hache leads at 91.3%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Madison Parish	36.7%
2	East Carroll Parish	35.7%
3	Claiborne Parish	35.0%
4	Concordia Parish	34.8%
5	Tensas Parish	32.8%
6	Bienville Parish	32.1%
7	Morehouse Parish	30.7%
8	Lincoln Parish	30.7%
9	St. Helena Parish	30.0%
10	Red River Parish	29.4%
11	Union Parish	28.6%
12	Catahoula Parish	28.1%
13	Avoyelles Parish	27.4%
14	Webster Parish	26.9%
15	Franklin Parish	25.6%
16	Caldwell Parish	25.4%
17	Acadia Parish	24.4%
18	Jackson Parish	24.3%
19	Washington Parish	24.2%
20	Natchitoches Parish	24.1%
21	Ouachita Parish	24.0%
22	St. Landry Parish	24.0%
23	Richland Parish	23.5%
24	Evangeline Parish	23.0%
25	Sabine Parish	22.7%
26	Iberia Parish	22.6%
27	Orleans Parish	22.6%
28	St. Bernard Parish	22.6%
29	Caddo Parish	22.3%
30	St. Mary Parish	22.1%
31	Winn Parish	22.0%
32	De Soto Parish	21.8%
33	Allen Parish	20.4%
34	Tangipahoa Parish	19.4%
35	Vermilion Parish	19.2%
36	Rapides Parish	18.9%
37	East Baton Rouge Parish	18.6%
38	Vernon Parish	18.3%
39	Lafourche Parish	18.0%
40	Calcasieu Parish	17.8%
41	Jefferson Davis Parish	17.8%
42	Pointe Coupee Parish	17.8%
43	Lafayette Parish	17.4%
44	St. Martin Parish	16.6%
45	Terrebonne Parish	16.5%
46	Bossier Parish	16.4%
47	Jefferson Parish	16.3%
48	Grant Parish	16.1%
49	West Baton Rouge Parish	16.0%
50	West Carroll Parish	15.7%
51	Iberville Parish	15.5%
52	LaSalle Parish	15.5%
53	Beauregard Parish	14.1%
54	Assumption Parish	13.9%
55	East Feliciana Parish	13.5%
56	Plaquemines Parish	13.4%
57	Livingston Parish	13.1%
58	St. John the Baptist Parish	12.6%
59	St. Tammany Parish	12.2%
60	West Feliciana Parish	11.6%
61	St. James Parish	10.5%
62	Ascension Parish	10.3%
63	St. Charles Parish	9.8%
64	Cameron Parish	6.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Pointe a la Hache	91.3%
2	Lemannville	86.1%
3	St. Maurice	77.7%
4	Center Point	73.8%
5	Triumph	73.5%
6	South Mansfield	69.2%
7	Dixie Inn	69.0%
8	Waterproof	67.0%
9	Robeline	66.1%
10	Singer	64.9%
11	Belmont	64.6%
12	Tangipahoa	64.2%
13	Darrow	61.3%
14	Ferriday	59.9%
15	Junction City	59.9%
16	Arnaudville	59.1%
17	Delta	58.5%
18	Grambling	58.5%
19	Oil City	58.4%
20	Romeville	58.3%
21	Erwinville	58.1%
22	Mamou	57.8%
23	Banks Springs	56.8%
24	Haynesville	56.7%
25	Cullen	56.5%
26	Monterey	56.1%
27	Farmerville	54.4%
28	Quitman	54.3%
29	Roseland	53.5%
30	White Castle	51.4%
31	Sicily Island	50.7%
32	Bunkie	50.6%
33	Athens	50.0%
34	Mansura	49.1%
35	Napoleonville	48.7%
36	Georgetown	47.5%
37	Castor	46.9%
38	Vivian	46.8%
39	Simmesport	46.6%
40	Natalbany	46.4%
41	Crowley	46.0%
42	Tallulah	45.3%
43	Winnsboro	45.1%
44	Goldonna	44.4%
45	North Hodge	44.4%
46	East Hodge	44.3%
47	Gibsland	43.7%
48	Newellton	43.1%
49	Natchez	43.0%
50	Donaldsonville	42.9%
51	Greensburg	42.8%
52	Homer	42.6%
53	Bastrop	42.4%
54	Mer Rouge	41.9%
55	St. Joseph	41.3%
56	Good Pine	40.8%
57	Lake Providence	40.7%
58	Angie	40.6%
59	Montegut	40.3%
60	Coushatta	40.0%
61	Lakeshore	40.0%
62	Bawcomville	39.9%
63	Creola	39.5%
64	Montpelier	39.4%
65	Branch	39.3%
66	Ringgold	39.3%
67	Jackson	39.1%
68	Monroe	38.9%
69	Vinton	38.8%
70	Richwood	38.7%
71	Arcadia	38.6%
72	Duson	38.6%
73	Rayville	38.5%
74	Dubach	38.3%
75	Wisner	37.8%
76	Logansport	37.7%
77	Norwood	37.6%
78	Cheneyville	37.5%
79	Pleasant Hill	37.4%
80	Zwolle	37.2%
81	Grand Coteau	37.0%
82	Jonesboro	36.8%
83	Ruston	36.3%
84	Kentwood	36.2%
85	Fenton	36.1%
86	Loreauville	36.0%
87	Minorca	35.9%
88	Jonesville	35.8%
89	Gueydan	35.3%
90	Bienville	35.3%
91	Florien	35.1%
92	Rodessa	35.0%
93	Centerville	35.0%
94	Colfax	35.0%
95	Hammond	34.9%
96	Kaplan	34.9%
97	Heflin	34.9%
98	Lacassine	34.9%
99	Natchitoches	34.8%
100	Minden	34.6%

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