Poverty Rate in St. Landry Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.8%
Rank #3,035/3,222 · #52 in LA
6th
St. Landry 26.8%
LA 18.9% +41.4%
US 12.6% +112.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. Landry Parish's poverty rate of 26.8% 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. Landry Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,032 | Washington County, MS | 26.4% |
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
| #3,037 | Winston County, MS | 26.9% |
| #3,038 | Menifee County, KY | 26.9% |
About Poverty Rate
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 26.8%, ranking #3,035 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 112.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #52 of 64. This places it in the 6th 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.