Poverty Rate in Ouachita Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.2%
Rank #2,917/3,222 · #41 in LA
9th
Ouachita 23.2%
LA 18.9% +22.4%
US 12.6% +83.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ouachita Parish's poverty rate of 23.2% 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 Ouachita Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,914 | Webster Parish, LA | 23.1% |
| #2,915 | Coffee County, GA | 23.1% |
| #2,916 | Lincoln County, WV | 23.2% |
| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 23.2%, ranking #2,917 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 83.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #41 of 64. This places it in the 9th 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.