Poverty Rate in St. Bernard Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.0%
Rank #2,899/3,222 · #38 in LA
10th
St. Bernard 23.0%
LA 18.9% +21.3%
US 12.6% +82.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. Bernard Parish's poverty rate of 23.0% 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 St. Bernard Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,896 | Johnston County, OK | 22.9% |
| #2,897 | Hertford County, NC | 22.9% |
| #2,898 | Kiowa County, OK | 22.9% |
| #2,899 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 23.0% |
| #2,900 | Copiah County, MS | 23.0% |
| #2,901 | McIntosh County, GA | 23.0% |
| #2,902 | Bulloch County, GA | 23.0% |
About Poverty Rate
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 23.0%, ranking #2,899 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 82.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #38 of 64. This places it in the 10th 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.