Poverty Rate in Rapides Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rapides Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Rapides Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Rapides Parish: 19.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,661 | Riley County, KS | 19.9% |
| #2,662 | Benton County, MO | 19.9% |
| #2,663 | Woods County, OK | 19.9% |
| #2,664 | Rapides Parish, LA | 19.9% |
| #2,665 | Randolph County, AL | 19.9% |
| #2,666 | Iberville Parish, LA | 19.9% |
| #2,667 | Camp County, TX | 19.9% |
Poverty Rate in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Rapides Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 19.9%, which ranks #2,664 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 57.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Louisiana, Rapides Parish ranks #29 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 17th 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.