Poverty Rate in Calcasieu Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.4%
Rank #2,367/3,222 · #25 in LA
27th
Calcasieu 17.4%
LA 18.9% -8.2%
US 12.6% +37.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Calcasieu Parish's poverty rate of 17.4% 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 Calcasieu Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,364 | Anderson County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,365 | Claiborne County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,366 | Coffee County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,367 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 17.4% |
| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 17.4%, ranking #2,367 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #25 of 64. This places it in the 27th 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.