Poverty Rate in Jefferson Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.6%
Rank #2,236/3,222 · #21 in LA
31th
Jefferson 16.6%
LA 18.9% -12.3%
US 12.6% +31.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson Parish's poverty rate of 16.6% 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 Jefferson Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,233 | Union County, NM | 16.6% |
| #2,234 | Boone County, MO | 16.6% |
| #2,235 | McLennan County, TX | 16.6% |
| #2,236 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 16.6% |
| #2,237 | Cleveland County, NC | 16.6% |
| #2,238 | Trumbull County, OH | 16.6% |
| #2,239 | Grant County, ND | 16.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 16.6%, ranking #2,236 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #21 of 64. This places it in the 31th 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.