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

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Louisiana was 12.4%. Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Gardere CDP (35.42%), followed by Crowley city (34.76%), and Ruston city (27.95%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Prairieville CDP (4.07%), Zachary city (4.28%), and Luling CDP (4.3%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Gardere CDP
Crowley city
Ruston city
Natchitoches city
Bogalusa city
West Monroe city
Hammond city
Estelle CDP
Opelousas city
Chalmette CDP
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Gardere CDP 35.42
2 Crowley city 34.76
3 Ruston city 27.95
4 Natchitoches city 26.58
5 Bogalusa city 25.12
6 West Monroe city 22.80
7 Hammond city 21.68
8 Estelle CDP 20.34
9 Opelousas city 20.33
10 Chalmette CDP 19.79
11 New Iberia city 17.79
12 Gretna city 17.49
13 Bossier City city 15.75
14 Morgan City city 15.74
15 Marrero CDP 15.53
16 Sulphur city 15.42
17 Covington city 14.76
18 DeRidder city 14.60
19 Bayou Cane CDP 14.36
20 Belle Chasse CDP 13.97
21 Baton Rouge city 13.92
22 Abbeville city 13.22
23 Alexandria city 13.16
24 Bayou Blue CDP 12.97
25 Harvey CDP 12.42
26 Minden city 12.21
27 Kenner city 12.10
28 Timberlane CDP 12.08
29 Houma city 12.04
30 Monroe city 11.83
31 Lake Charles city 11.56
32 Lafayette city 11.55
33 New Orleans city 11.29
33 Shreveport city 11.29
34 Laplace CDP 10.61
35 Slidell city 10.45
36 Claiborne CDP 10.12
37 Metairie CDP 9.86
38 Thibodaux city 9.85
39 Jefferson CDP 9.47
40 Broussard city 9.25
41 Terrytown CDP 8.91
42 Pineville city 8.23
43 Woodmere CDP 7.41
44 Mandeville city 7.20
45 Shenandoah CDP 7.02
46 Raceland CDP 7.01
47 Moss Bluff CDP 6.76
48 Waggaman CDP 6.64
49 Gonzales city 5.82
50 River Ridge CDP 5.59
51 Central city 5.15
52 Destrehan CDP 4.78
53 Youngsville city 4.65
54 Baker city 4.50
55 Luling CDP 4.30
56 Zachary city 4.28
57 Prairieville CDP 4.07