Poverty Rate in De Soto Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.5%
Rank #2,801/3,222 · #33 in LA
13th
De Soto 21.5%
LA 18.9% +13.8%
US 12.6% +70.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How De Soto Parish's poverty rate of 21.5% 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 De Soto Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,798 | Adair County, OK | 21.5% |
| #2,799 | Benton County, MS | 21.5% |
| #2,800 | Ware County, GA | 21.5% |
| #2,801 | De Soto Parish, LA | 21.5% |
| #2,802 | Hardin County, TN | 21.5% |
| #2,803 | Dodge County, GA | 21.5% |
| #2,804 | Clark County, AR | 21.6% |
About Poverty Rate
De Soto Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 21.5%, ranking #2,801 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 70.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #33 of 64. This places it in the 13th 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.