In 2023, about 18.9 percent of Louisiana's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

In 2023, the poverty rate of the United States was around **** percent. Louisiana was the state with the highest poverty rate, at **** percent. Poverty rates in the United States are higher than in many parts of the world, and minority groups are much more likely to be living in poverty when compared to white people.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Orleans Parish, LA (S1701ACS022071) from 2012 to 2023 about Orleans Parish, LA; New Orleans; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Jefferson Parish, LA (S1701ACS022051) from 2012 to 2023 about Jefferson Parish, LA; New Orleans; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA (S1701ACS022121) from 2012 to 2023 about West Baton Rouge Parish, LA; Baton Rouge; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Washington Parish, LA (S1701ACS022117) from 2012 to 2023 about Washington Parish, LA; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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The U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Alpha Version data set contains an ARC/INFO Workspace with grids of demographic data from the year 2000 census. The grids have a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (0.0083 decimal degrees), or approximately 1 square km. The gridded variables are based on census block geography from Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files and census variables (income, poverty, education, housing age). This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Caddo Parish, LA (S1701ACS022017) from 2012 to 2023 about Caddo Parish, LA; Shreveport; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

This graph shows the Percentage of households led by a female householder with no spouse present with own children under 18 years living in the household in the U.S. in 2021, by state. In 2021, about 4.24 percent of Californian households were single mother households with at least one child.

Additional information on single mother households and poverty in the United States

For most single mothers a constant battle persists between finding the time and energy to raise their children and the demands of working to supply an income to house and feed their families. The pressures of a single income and the high costs of childcare mean that the risk of poverty for these families is a tragic reality. Comparison of the overall United States poverty rate since 1990 with that of the poverty rate for families with a female householder shows that poverty is much more prevalent in the latter. In 2021, while the overall rate was at 11.6 percent, the rate of poverty for single mother families was 23 percent. Moreover, the degree of fluctuation tends to be lower for single female household families, suggesting the rate of poverty for these groups is less affected by economic conditions.

The sharp rise in the number of children living with a single mother or single father in the United States from 1970 to 2022 suggests more must be done to ensure that families in such situations are able to avoid poverty. Moreover, attention should also be placed on overall racial income inequality given the higher rate of poverty for Hispanic single mother families than their white or Asian counterparts.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Calcasieu Parish, LA (S1701ACS022019) from 2012 to 2023 about Calcasieu Parish, LA; Lake Charles; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in St. James Parish, LA (S1701ACS022093) from 2012 to 2023 about St. James Parish, LA; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Lafayette Parish, LA (S1701ACS022055) from 2012 to 2023 about Lafayette Parish, LA; Lafayette; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Franklin Parish, LA (S1701ACS022041) from 2012 to 2023 about Franklin Parish, LA; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in West Feliciana Parish, LA (S1701ACS022125) from 2012 to 2023 about West Feliciana Parish, LA; Baton Rouge; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in St. Charles Parish, LA (S1701ACS022089) from 2012 to 2023 about St. Charles Parish, LA; New Orleans; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Red River Parish, LA (S1701ACS022081) from 2012 to 2023 about Red River Parish, LA; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Richland Parish, LA (S1701ACS022083) from 2012 to 2023 about Richland Parish, LA; LA; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for St. Bernard Parish, LA (PPAALA22087A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about St. Bernard Parish, LA; New Orleans; LA; child; poverty; percent; and USA.