Poverty Rate in Lafayette Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lafayette Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Lafayette Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lafayette Parish: 17.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,315 | Cottle County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,316 | Titus County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,317 | Washington County, AL | 17.1% |
| #2,318 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 17.1% |
| #2,319 | Navarro County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,320 | Christian County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,321 | Dorchester County, MD | 17.1% |
Poverty Rate in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 17.1%, which ranks #2,318 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Louisiana, Lafayette Parish ranks #24 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 28th 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.