Poverty Rate in Lafourche Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.0%
Rank #2,292/3,222 · #22 in LA
29th
Lafourche 17.0%
LA 18.9% -10.3%
US 12.6% +34.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lafourche Parish's poverty rate of 17.0% 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 Lafourche Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,289 | Jasper County, MO | 17.0% |
| #2,290 | Lake County, CA | 17.0% |
| #2,291 | Garvin County, OK | 17.0% |
| #2,292 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 17.0% |
| #2,293 | Marion County, KY | 17.0% |
| #2,294 | Cedar County, MO | 17.0% |
| #2,295 | Iron County, MI | 17.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 17.0%, ranking #2,292 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #22 of 64. This places it in the 29th 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.