Highest Poverty in Louisiana

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Louisiana

1 Grambling 53.0%

2 Donaldsonville 44.0%

3 Bastrop 36.9%

4 Tallulah 35.2%

5 Crowley 33.8%

6 Abbeville 32.8%

7 Monroe 32.3%

8 Opelousas 31.5%

9 Bogalusa 28.7%

10 Minden 28.4%

11 Rayne 28.3%

12 Leesville 28.3%

13 Hammond 27.8%

14 Eunice 27.1%

15 Breaux Bridge 26.7%

16 Waggaman 26.3%

17 Merrydale 25.9%

18 Patterson 25.7%

19 Harvey 24.0%

20 Brownfields 23.2%

21 Avondale 22.4%

22 New Iberia 22.3%

23 Ville Platte 22.3%

24 Ruston 22.2%

25 Franklin 22.2%

26 Natchitoches 21.9%

27 Gardere 21.8%

28 Alexandria 21.2%

29 Chalmette 21.1%

30 West Monroe 20.6%

31 Gretna 20.5%

32 Timberlane 20.5%

33 Marrero 20.2%

34 Pineville 19.7%

35 Jennings 19.2%

36 Oakdale 18.8%

37 Baton Rouge 18.6%

38 Shreveport 18.4%

39 Fort Polk South 18.4%

40 Meraux 17.7%

41 Thibodaux 17.5%

42 Ponchatoula 16.8%

43 Bayou Blue 16.7%

44 New Orleans 16.3%

45 St. Gabriel 16.3%

46 Lake Charles 16.2%

47 Baker 16.0%

48 Terrytown 15.8%

49 Cut Off 15.6%

50 Jefferson 14.2%

51 Houma 14.1%

52 Bayou Cane 14.1%

53 Bossier City 13.8%

54 St. Martinville 13.7%

55 Estelle 13.6%

56 Larose 13.6%

57 Lafayette 13.5%

58 Morgan City 13.4%

59 Red Chute 13.2%

60 Sulphur 12.9%

61 Bridge City 12.9%

62 Schriever 12.8%

63 Carencro 12.4%

64 Galliano 12.4%

65 Woodmere 11.7%

66 Kenner 11.5%

67 Westwego 11.3%

68 Claiborne 11.1%

69 Destrehan 11.1%

70 DeRidder 11.0%

71 Raceland 10.6%

72 Slidell 10.2%

73 Chackbay 9.5%

74 Metairie 9.0%

75 Luling 9.0%

76 Gray 8.9%

77 Moss Bluff 8.8%

78 Laplace 8.7%

79 Lacombe 8.7%

80 Broussard 8.5%

81 Reserve 8.2%

82 Youngsville 7.9%

83 Gonzales 7.5%

84 Covington 7.5%

85 Mandeville 7.4%

86 Scott 7.2%

87 Walker 6.8%

88 Elmwood 6.4%

89 Shenandoah 6.2%

90 Oak Hills Place 6.1%

91 River Ridge 5.9%

92 Harahan 5.9%

93 Eden Isle 5.8%

94 Denham Springs 5.6%

95 Addis 5.5%

96 Prien 5.4%

97 Carlyss 5.3%

98 Inniswold 5.2%

99 Plaquemine 5.1%

100 Zachary 5.0%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Louisiana face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Grambling has a poverty rate of 53.0%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Grambling, 53.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 2 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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