Poverty Rate in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How East Baton Rouge Parish's poverty rate of 19.6% 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 East Baton Rouge Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,633 | Harrison County, MO | 19.6% |
| #2,634 | Dawson County, TX | 19.6% |
| #2,635 | Colleton County, SC | 19.6% |
| #2,636 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 19.6% |
| #2,637 | Brown County, OH | 19.6% |
| #2,638 | Coleman County, TX | 19.6% |
| #2,639 | Charlottesville city, VA | 19.6% |
About Poverty Rate
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 19.6%, ranking #2,636 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #28 of 64. This places it in the 18th 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.