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.
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Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Orleans Parish, LA (PPAALA22071A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Orleans Parish, LA; New Orleans; LA; percent; child; poverty; and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Estimate of People Under Age 5 in Poverty for Louisiana (PE0T4LA22000A647NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about under 5 years, LA, child, poverty, persons, and USA.
This data release includes GIS shapefiles and metadata for location of the study area and phytoplankton taxonomy counts determined by Dr. Russel Rhodes, Faculty Emeritus, Department of Biology, Missouri State University, in three north Louisiana reservoirs: Cross Lake, Bayou D'Arbonne Lake, and Poverty Point Reservoir, June 2009-February 2011. These data and GIS coverages complement and support the findings in the companion report by Tollett and others (in review).
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Population Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Shreveport, Louisiana Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Shreveport, Louisiana poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Shreveport, Louisiana, an estimated 42,568 of 181,790 people live in poverty, which is 23.4%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Shreveport is 85.71% higher.
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65 years and over Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Washington Parish, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Hispanic Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Louisiana was 18.90% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Louisiana reached a record high of 23.90 in January of 1993 and a record low of 17.30 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Louisiana - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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SINGLE PEOPLE Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Ascension Parish, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Poverty Universe, Age 0-4 for Louisiana was 273833.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Poverty Universe, Age 0-4 for Louisiana reached a record high of 323325.00000 in January of 2002 and a record low of 273833.00000 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poverty Universe, Age 0-4 for Louisiana - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.
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White Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Orleans Parish, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Graph and download economic data for Estimate of People Age 0-17 in Poverty in Louisiana (PEU18LA22000A647NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about LA, under 18 years, child, poverty, persons, and USA.
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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Louisiana. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.
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Population Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Lake Charles, Louisiana by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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.
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Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Louisiana was 773116.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Louisiana reached a record high of 887508.00000 in January of 1998 and a record low of 761708.00000 in January of 2007. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Louisiana - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.
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Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Louisiana was 839489.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Louisiana reached a record high of 1021373.00000 in January of 1993 and a record low of 753254.00000 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Louisiana - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Lafourche Parish, Louisiana poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. 17.8% Poverty Rate in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
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Estimate of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Louisiana was 187668.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimate of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Louisiana reached a record high of 276961.00000 in January of 1993 and a record low of 176958.00000 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimate of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Louisiana - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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.