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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.
Source: Wikipedia (East Carroll Parish, Lake Providence)
Lake Providence is the parish seat of East Carroll Parish.
Population loss by degrees: 80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
- 9.8% - East Carroll Parish
- 23.4% - Louisiana
- 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
- 14.8% - East Carroll Parish
- 15.4% - Louisiana
- 15.6% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 46.7% - East Carroll Parish
- 18.6% - Louisiana
- 12.3% - U.S.
East Carroll Parish has consistently voted Democratic since 1976. Clinton beat Trump by 26.5 percentage points.
Related reading:
Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the U.S.? (The New York Times, 4/26/2014)
Other Louisiana population posts:
Claiborne Parish/Homer. (10/1/2019)
Population loss series:Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the U.S.? (The New York Times, 4/26/2014)
The 10 lowest counties in the country, by this ranking, include a cluster of six in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky (Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie and Magoffin), along with four others in various parts of the rural South: Humphreys County, Miss.; East Carroll Parish, La.; Jefferson County, Ga.; and Lee County, Ark. Sign up for The Upshot Newsletter Get the best of The Upshot’s news, analysis and graphics about politics, policy and everyday life.
Other Louisiana population posts:
Claiborne Parish/Homer. (10/1/2019)
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