Louisiana parish data for financial hardship in households

In 2023, 19% of Louisiana households fell below the Federal Poverty Level , long-considered to be an insufficient measure of an actual cost of living.

According to the UnitedForALICE research organization , a more accurate portrayal of families experiencing financial hardship includes an additional 30% of the state's households.

ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE represents the growing number of families across the country with income above the federal poverty line but not high enough to afford basic expenses in the parishes where they live.

Including both those living below the Federal Poverty Line and those considered to be ALICE, an estimated 50% of households in Louisiana were struggling to make ends meet in 2023 — and living