Poverty Rate in Vermilion Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.2%
Rank #2,685/3,222 · #31 in LA
17th
Vermilion 20.2%
LA 18.9% +6.5%
US 12.6% +60.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Vermilion Parish's poverty rate of 20.2% 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 Vermilion Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,682 | Seminole County, GA | 20.1% |
| #2,683 | Craighead County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,684 | Hamilton County, FL | 20.1% |
| #2,685 | Vermilion Parish, LA | 20.2% |
| #2,686 | Barton County, MO | 20.2% |
| #2,687 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 20.2% |
| #2,688 | Sequoyah County, OK | 20.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 20.2%, ranking #2,685 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #31 of 64. This places it in the 17th 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.