Poverty Rate in Ouachita Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ouachita Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Ouachita Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Ouachita Parish: 23.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,914 | Webster Parish, LA | 23.1% |
| #2,915 | Coffee County, GA | 23.1% |
| #2,916 | Lincoln County, WV | 23.2% |
| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
Poverty Rate in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 23.2%, which ranks #2,917 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 83.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Louisiana, Ouachita Parish ranks #41 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.