Poverty Rate in Union Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
29.4%
Rank #3,079/3,222 · #56 in LA
4th
Union 29.4%
LA 18.9% +55.3%
US 12.6% +133.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union Parish's poverty rate of 29.4% 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 Union Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,076 | Bienville Parish, LA | 29.2% |
| #3,077 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 29.3% |
| #3,078 | Phillips County, AR | 29.3% |
| #3,079 | Union Parish, LA | 29.4% |
| #3,080 | Pemiscot County, MO | 29.6% |
| #3,081 | Quitman County, MS | 29.6% |
| #3,082 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 29.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Union Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 29.4%, ranking #3,079 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 133.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #56 of 64. This places it in the 4th 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.