Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Louisiana was 12.02%. Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Crowley city (35.82%), followed by Gardere CDP (33.97%), and Ruston city (27.43%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Prairieville CDP (2.9%), Destrehan CDP (4.23%), and Zachary city (4.35%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Louisiana cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Louisiana.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Crowley city
Gardere CDP
Ruston city
Natchitoches city
Bogalusa city
West Monroe city
Opelousas city
Chalmette CDP
Gretna city
New Iberia city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Crowley city 35.82
2 Gardere CDP 33.97
3 Ruston city 27.43
4 Natchitoches city 26.76
5 Bogalusa city 26.04
6 West Monroe city 23.10
7 Opelousas city 20.88
8 Chalmette CDP 19.24
9 Gretna city 18.09
10 New Iberia city 17.85
11 Hammond city 17.77
12 Estelle CDP 17.31
13 Morgan City city 16.65
14 DeRidder city 15.22
15 Covington city 14.89
16 Marrero CDP 14.77
17 Timberlane CDP 14.52
18 Bayou Cane CDP 14.49
19 Belle Chasse CDP 14.12
20 Sulphur city 13.96
21 Baton Rouge city 13.85
22 Abbeville city 13.68
23 Bossier City city 13.53
24 Bayou Blue CDP 13.34
25 Alexandria city 13.15
26 Houma city 12.31
27 Minden city 12.16
28 Monroe city 11.82
29 Lafayette city 11.36
30 Shreveport city 11.24
31 Lake Charles city 11.06
32 New Orleans city 10.88
33 Kenner city 10.72
34 Harvey CDP 10.40
35 Claiborne CDP 10.32
36 Slidell city 10.04
37 Laplace CDP 10.02
38 Thibodaux city 9.67
39 Jefferson CDP 8.39
40 Metairie CDP 8.04
41 Pineville city 7.99
42 Broussard city 7.78
43 Woodmere CDP 7.55
44 Waggaman CDP 7.47
45 Shenandoah CDP 7.25
46 Mandeville city 7.11
47 Raceland CDP 6.83
48 Moss Bluff CDP 6.55
49 Gonzales city 5.90
50 River Ridge CDP 5.60
50 Terrytown CDP 5.60
51 Central city 5.20
52 Youngsville city 4.54
53 Baker city 4.50
54 Luling CDP 4.44
55 Zachary city 4.35
56 Destrehan CDP 4.23
57 Prairieville CDP 2.90