Percent of people living below twice the poverty threshold
by Census block group in Orleans Parish
% living below twice the poverty threshold
0% - 21%
22% - 38%
39% - 55%
Lake Pontchartrain
56% - 73%
74% - 100%
Neighborhood boundaries
see inset
for rest of
N.O. East
Jefferson
Parish
St. Bernard
Parish
0
1
2
ippi
M
s
issis
0
5
10
Miles
r
Rive
Jefferson Parish
4
Miles
Feb 3, 2004 <www.gnocdc.org>
Data sources: Poverty rates (Census 2000), water & parish boundaries (Census Tiger files), neighborhood boundaries
(adapted from City Planning Commission of New Orleans)
Note on poverty: People living below twice the poverty threshold includes all individuals whose family has income that is
lower than twice the poverty threshold for that size family. Because poverty thresholds are generally considered to be
flawed and have not been appropriately adjusted since they were created in 1964, twice the poverty threshold is
commonly used as a rough proxy for a living wage.
Note on percentage groups: Groupings of percents were selected using the “natural-breaks” method. This statistical
method minimizes the within-grouping variation and maximizes the between-grouping variation using an iterative series of
calculations.
Note on HANO developments: This poverty data is from 2000 and does not reflect changes in Housing Authority of New
Orleans housing developments.
Note on population density: Because parts of New Orleans East are sparsely populated and have larger block groups,
percentages may be misleading as they represent only a small number of people.