Poverty Rate in Richland Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.0%
Rank #2,946/3,222 · #43 in LA
9th
Richland 24.0%
LA 18.9% +27.1%
US 12.6% +90.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Richland Parish's poverty rate of 24.0% 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 Richland Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,943 | Willacy County, TX | 24.0% |
| #2,944 | Worth County, GA | 24.0% |
| #2,945 | Charles Mix County, SD | 24.0% |
| #2,946 | Richland Parish, LA | 24.0% |
| #2,947 | Woodruff County, AR | 24.1% |
| #2,948 | DeSoto County, FL | 24.1% |
| #2,949 | Washington County, NC | 24.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Richland Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 24.0%, ranking #2,946 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 90.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #43 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.