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Child Poverty in
Louisiana

Louisiana's child poverty rate is 25.2% across 64 counties, meaning 265K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

25.2%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

265K

Children in poverty

18.9%

All-ages poverty

$58,273

Median income

Louisiana by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Louisiana. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Louisiana at a glance

Children in poverty

265K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

25.2%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

24.3%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

18.9%

Entire population

Concentration

1.33×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$58,273

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 64 counties in Louisiana.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 East Carroll Parish 52.8%
  2. 2 Madison Parish 48.1%
  3. 3 Tensas Parish 47.1%
  4. 4 Catahoula Parish 46.1%
  5. 5 Morehouse Parish 45.0%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Ascension Parish 12.7%
  2. 2 St. Tammany Parish 14.5%
  3. 3 Livingston Parish 18.1%
  4. 4 Cameron Parish 18.6%
  5. 5 Bossier Parish 19.0%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 East Baton Rouge Parish 25K
  2. 2 Orleans Parish 23K
  3. 3 Jefferson Parish 21K
  4. 4 Caddo Parish 16K
  5. 5 Lafayette Parish 13K

Every county in Louisiana

All 64 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Acadia Parish 31.5% 30.7% 25.0% 1.26× 4,484 $43,133
Allen Parish 23.4% 22.7% 20.1% 1.16× 1,174 $47,937
Ascension Parish 12.7% 12.4% 10.7% 1.19× 4,292 $89,558
Assumption Parish 26.7% 26.3% 18.3% 1.46× 1,073 $54,511
Avoyelles Parish 37.3% 33.3% 27.0% 1.38× 3,371 $44,650
Beauregard Parish 19.5% 19.3% 15.7% 1.24× 1,795 $57,108
Bienville Parish 34.2% 33.9% 25.3% 1.35× 957 $39,743
Bossier Parish 19.0% 18.4% 13.8% 1.38× 5,979 $71,061
Caddo Parish 31.7% 30.0% 22.8% 1.39× 16,398 $50,773
Calcasieu Parish 25.2% 22.5% 17.6% 1.43× 12,506 $63,912
Caldwell Parish 29.0% 27.6% 20.3% 1.43× 583 $48,050
Cameron Parish 18.6% 19.9% 13.8% 1.35× 194 $66,189
Catahoula Parish 46.1% 42.7% 30.0% 1.54× 833 $40,139
Claiborne Parish 37.5% 35.0% 29.2% 1.28× 974 $39,576
Concordia Parish 34.7% 33.2% 25.2% 1.38× 1,407 $43,136
De Soto Parish 24.0% 23.7% 17.7% 1.36× 1,537 $53,165
East Baton Rouge Parish 25.0% 23.9% 20.0% 1.25× 24,867 $60,205
East Carroll Parish 52.8% 50.6% 46.5% 1.14× 707 $34,604
East Feliciana Parish 23.1% 22.5% 19.9% 1.16× 764 $58,360
Evangeline Parish 28.4% 29.2% 22.2% 1.28× 2,227 $46,178
Franklin Parish 36.3% 35.3% 23.9% 1.52× 1,746 $42,066
Grant Parish 25.4% 24.3% 20.4% 1.25× 1,139 $58,560
Iberia Parish 33.2% 31.6% 22.1% 1.50× 5,555 $51,770
Iberville Parish 31.6% 30.6% 20.2% 1.56× 1,930 $54,265
Jackson Parish 27.7% 26.0% 19.4% 1.43× 848 $51,215
Jefferson Davis Parish 23.1% 22.7% 17.8% 1.30× 1,813 $62,563
Jefferson Parish 23.2% 22.3% 17.1% 1.36× 21,300 $61,168
La Salle Parish 23.9% 24.1% 20.0% 1.19× 752 $57,556
Lafayette Parish 21.3% 20.3% 16.9% 1.26× 12,655 $64,181
Lafourche Parish 25.7% 25.8% 19.4% 1.32× 5,444 $60,107
Lincoln Parish 27.3% 25.9% 28.4% 0.96× 2,545 $47,851
Livingston Parish 18.1% 17.2% 14.1% 1.28× 6,837 $73,745
Madison Parish 48.1% 47.1% 34.1% 1.41× 1,087 $34,704
Morehouse Parish 45.0% 42.8% 31.3% 1.44× 2,455 $37,255
Natchitoches Parish 29.5% 30.2% 24.3% 1.21× 2,368 $47,476
Orleans Parish 32.6% 34.0% 23.1% 1.41× 22,768 $53,729
Ouachita Parish 29.4% 28.7% 21.4% 1.37× 11,146 $52,904
Plaquemines Parish 19.5% 19.1% 15.6% 1.25× 1,041 $71,460
Pointe Coupee Parish 27.8% 28.2% 20.1% 1.38× 1,167 $57,045
Rapides Parish 25.9% 24.7% 19.9% 1.30× 8,009 $52,379
Red River Parish 34.4% 36.0% 24.5% 1.40× 573 $46,817
Richland Parish 37.1% 38.9% 25.1% 1.48× 1,709 $45,093
Sabine Parish 24.5% 24.1% 19.3% 1.27× 1,217 $53,183
St. Bernard Parish 25.7% 23.1% 18.0% 1.43× 2,903 $52,139
St. Charles Parish 19.0% 18.1% 12.9% 1.47× 2,259 $81,482
St. Helena Parish 35.1% 35.8% 22.8% 1.54× 748 $46,835
St. James Parish 23.0% 23.1% 15.1% 1.52× 957 $64,089
St. John the Baptist Parish 27.9% 26.7% 16.8% 1.66× 2,601 $63,183
St. Landry Parish 29.9% 27.3% 23.2% 1.29× 6,398 $43,051
St. Martin Parish 27.0% 26.0% 18.1% 1.49× 3,217 $54,516
St. Mary Parish 31.1% 29.3% 21.4% 1.45× 3,501 $51,179
St. Tammany Parish 14.5% 13.3% 11.9% 1.22× 9,249 $78,484
Tangipahoa Parish 26.4% 25.2% 19.0% 1.39× 8,767 $55,432
Tensas Parish 47.1% 43.7% 30.8% 1.53× 361 $35,670
Terrebonne Parish 22.1% 21.0% 16.1% 1.37× 5,575 $62,566
Union Parish 28.7% 28.2% 18.3% 1.57× 1,226 $52,753
Vermilion Parish 23.6% 23.7% 17.5% 1.35× 3,344 $53,711
Vernon Parish 21.1% 21.2% 16.7% 1.26× 2,447 $55,872
Washington Parish 31.1% 32.7% 23.3% 1.33× 3,243 $45,073
Webster Parish 28.8% 28.4% 20.3% 1.42× 2,249 $47,088
West Baton Rouge Parish 19.4% 19.1% 13.6% 1.43× 1,318 $73,173
West Carroll Parish 30.3% 30.0% 19.6% 1.55× 627 $47,030
West Feliciana Parish 19.0% 17.7% 22.3% 0.85× 473 $74,368
Winn Parish 30.7% 29.1% 24.2% 1.27× 847 $48,430

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