Poverty Rate in St. James Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.1%
Rank #1,032/3,222 · #3 in LA
68th
St. James 11.1%
LA 18.9% -41.4%
US 12.6% -12.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. James Parish's poverty rate of 11.1% 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. James Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,029 | Livingston County, NY | 11.1% |
| #1,030 | Cass County, IL | 11.1% |
| #1,031 | Wabash County, IN | 11.1% |
| #1,032 | St. James Parish, LA | 11.1% |
| #1,033 | Jefferson County, WA | 11.1% |
| #1,034 | Pasco County, FL | 11.1% |
| #1,035 | Van Zandt County, TX | 11.1% |
About Poverty Rate
St. James Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 11.1%, ranking #1,032 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #3 of 64. This places it in the 68th 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.