Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial 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 Black or African American Alone racial group in Louisiana was 30.33%. Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Hammond city (56.63%), followed by Crowley city (53.74%), and Broussard city (47.72%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Bayou Blue CDP (0%), Mandeville city (1.59%), and Prairieville CDP (2.91%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial 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 Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Hammond city
Crowley city
Broussard city
Monroe city
Minden city
Natchitoches city
Morgan City city
Abbeville city
Opelousas city
Ruston city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Hammond city 56.63
2 Crowley city 53.74
3 Broussard city 47.72
3 Monroe city 47.72
4 Minden city 47.55
5 Natchitoches city 45.75
6 Morgan City city 45.56
7 Abbeville city 44.07
8 Opelousas city 42.61
9 Ruston city 41.31
10 Waggaman CDP 40.75
11 New Iberia city 39.55
12 Destrehan CDP 39.19
13 Bogalusa city 38.77
14 West Monroe city 37.19
15 Alexandria city 36.78
16 Lafayette city 36.59
17 Houma city 36.28
18 Thibodaux city 36.20
19 Raceland CDP 35.48
20 Luling CDP 34.77
21 Chalmette CDP 34.25
22 Covington city 34.20
23 Shreveport city 33.91
24 Bossier City city 31.51
25 New Orleans city 31.46
26 River Ridge CDP 30.84
27 Baton Rouge city 29.83
28 Lake Charles city 29.08
29 Gretna city 28.89
30 Timberlane CDP 28.37
31 Gardere CDP 28.27
32 Marrero CDP 28.25
33 Harvey CDP 27.20
34 Kenner city 26.43
35 Pineville city 26.30
36 Bayou Cane CDP 25.28
37 DeRidder city 24.24
38 Metairie CDP 23.17
39 Jefferson CDP 22.85
40 Terrytown CDP 21.65
41 Woodmere CDP 19.41
42 Slidell city 17.86
43 Baker city 16.26
44 Youngsville city 16.24
45 Gonzales city 15.15
46 Central city 14.15
47 Shenandoah CDP 14.07
48 Laplace CDP 13.94
49 Belle Chasse CDP 10.22
50 Estelle CDP 9.54
51 Sulphur city 8.61
52 Zachary city 7.79
53 Moss Bluff CDP 7.59
54 Claiborne CDP 5.98
55 Prairieville CDP 2.91
56 Mandeville city 1.59
57 Bayou Blue CDP 0.00