Poverty Rate in Jefferson Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jefferson Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Jefferson Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.