Poverty Rate in Evangeline Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.3%
Rank #2,956/3,222 · #45 in LA
8th
Evangeline 24.3%
LA 18.9% +28.2%
US 12.6% +92.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Evangeline Parish's poverty rate of 24.3% 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 Evangeline Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,953 | Rowan County, KY | 24.2% |
| #2,954 | Throckmorton County, TX | 24.2% |
| #2,955 | Johnson County, GA | 24.2% |
| #2,956 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 24.3% |
| #2,957 | Winn Parish, LA | 24.3% |
| #2,958 | Brazos County, TX | 24.3% |
| #2,959 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 24.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 24.3%, ranking #2,956 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 92.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #45 of 64. This places it in the 8th 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.