Poverty Rate in Vernon Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Vernon Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Vernon Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Vernon Parish: 19.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,565 | Lamar County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,566 | Gilmer County, WV | 19.0% |
| #2,567 | Hardeman County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,568 | Vernon Parish, LA | 19.0% |
| #2,569 | Craig County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,570 | Arkansas County, AR | 19.0% |
| #2,571 | Alexander County, IL | 19.0% |
Poverty Rate in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Vernon Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 19.0%, which ranks #2,568 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 50.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Louisiana, Vernon Parish ranks #26 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.