Poverty Rate in Avoyelles Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
27.8%
Rank #3,055/3,222 · #53 in LA
5th
Avoyelles 27.8%
LA 18.9% +47.1%
US 12.6% +120.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Avoyelles Parish's poverty rate of 27.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Avoyelles Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,052 | Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR | 27.7% |
| #3,053 | Cochran County, TX | 27.8% |
| #3,054 | Bronx County, NY | 27.8% |
| #3,055 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 27.8% |
| #3,056 | Conecuh County, AL | 27.8% |
| #3,057 | Carolina Municipio, PR | 27.9% |
| #3,058 | Gadsden County, FL | 27.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 27.8%, ranking #3,055 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 120.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #53 of 64. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.