Poverty Rate in Jefferson Parish, LA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.6% +31.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,236 of 3,222
31th percentile

How Jefferson Parish Compares

Jefferson Parish
16.6%
Louisiana Average
16.6%
Rank #21 of 64 in state
National
12.6%
31.7% above

National Distribution

Where Jefferson Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Jefferson Parish: 16.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,233 Union County, NM 16.6%
#2,234 Boone County, MO 16.6%
#2,235 McLennan County, TX 16.6%
#2,236 Jefferson Parish, LA 16.6%
#2,237 Cleveland County, NC 16.6%
#2,238 Trumbull County, OH 16.6%
#2,239 Grant County, ND 16.6%
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Poverty Rate in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 16.6%, which ranks #2,236 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 31.7% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Louisiana, Jefferson Parish ranks #21 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 31th 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.