Poverty Rate in Cameron Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.4%
Rank #270/3,222 · #1 in LA
92th
Cameron 7.4%
LA 18.9% -60.7%
US 12.6% -40.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cameron Parish's poverty rate of 7.4% 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 Cameron Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #267 | Johnson County, IN | 7.4% |
| #268 | Cimarron County, OK | 7.4% |
| #269 | Carson County, TX | 7.4% |
| #270 | Cameron Parish, LA | 7.4% |
| #271 | Montgomery County, MD | 7.5% |
| #272 | Isanti County, MN | 7.5% |
| #273 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Cameron Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 7.4%, ranking #270 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #1 of 64. This places it in the 92th 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.