Poverty Rate in Calcasieu Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Calcasieu Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Calcasieu Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Calcasieu Parish: 17.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,364 | Anderson County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,365 | Claiborne County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,366 | Coffee County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,367 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 17.4% |
| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
Poverty Rate in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 17.4%, which ranks #2,367 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish ranks #25 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 27th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.