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