Poverty Rate in Jackson Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.3%
Rank #2,856/3,222 · #34 in LA
11th
Jackson 22.3%
LA 18.9% +17.8%
US 12.6% +77.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson Parish's poverty rate of 22.3% 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 Jackson Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,853 | Hyde County, NC | 22.2% |
| #2,854 | Lafayette County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,855 | Izard County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,856 | Jackson Parish, LA | 22.3% |
| #2,857 | Webster County, GA | 22.3% |
| #2,858 | DeKalb County, AL | 22.4% |
| #2,859 | Caddo Parish, LA | 22.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 22.3%, ranking #2,856 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 77.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #34 of 64. This places it in the 11th 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.