““Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.””
Our Domestic Outreach Destination is to the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, and the Northwest Louisiana Regional Community
Poverty in Shreveport, Louisiana
What is the poverty rate in Shreveport, Louisiana?
The poverty rate in Shreveport is 25.7%. One out of every 3.9 residents of Shreveport lives in poverty.
How many people in Shreveport, Louisiana live in poverty?
49,138 of 191,541 Shreveport residents reported income levels below the poverty line in the last year.
How does the poverty rate in Shreveport compare to the rest of Louisiana?
The Poverty Rate across the state of Louisiana is 19.6%, meaning Shreveport has a significantly higher than average percentage of residents below the poverty line when compared to the rest of Louisiana.
35.6% of Black residents of Shreveport, Louisiana live below the poverty line.
The Poverty Rate of black residents in Shreveport, Louisiana is dramatically higher than the national average of 25.2%. 38,678 of 108,549 black Louisianians live below the poverty line. Approximately 55.3% of the total population of Shreveport, Louisiana are black.
28.1% of Latino residents of Shreveport, Louisiana live below the poverty line.
The Poverty Rate of Latino residents in Shreveport, Louisiana is dramatically higher than the national average of 22.2%. 1,433 of 5,108 Latino Louisianians live below the poverty line. Approximately 2.6% of the total population of Shreveport, Louisiana are Latino.
Understanding where poverty hits hardest in Shreveport can be better understood by segmenting poverty by whether or not the resident is in school or not.
Enrolled in School in Shreveport, Louisiana have a Poverty Rate of 33.4%.
Not Enrolled in School in Shreveport, Louisiana have a Poverty Rate of 21.6%.
Approximately 1/3 of local students are living in Poverty.
““An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.””