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Least affordable housing, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,1543.7+14%

02West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.3+48%

03Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463.1+23%

04Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0892.9+23%

05East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.9+67%

06Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3602.9+8%

07Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.8+32%

08St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7652.7+14%

09Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.6+46%

10St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582.6+18%

11Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5202.6+16%

12Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6+16%

13Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9492.5+2%

14Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3982.5−5%

15Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.5+16%

16East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1802.5−3%

17Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.5+22%

18St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.5+7%

19Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5422.5+7%

20Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.5+36%

21St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1082.5+2%

22Rapides Parish, LALA125,8772.4+7%

23Caddo Parish, LALA224,2262.4+9%

24St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.4+24%

25Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1632.4+18%

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5052.4+18%

27De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812.4+26%

28Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.4+19%

29East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.4+12%

30Richland Parish, LALA19,5822.4+11%

31Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.4+14%

32Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4+21%

33Washington Parish, LALA44,9372.3+7%

34St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.3+4%

35Madison Parish, LALA8,8442.3+8%

36St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.3+20%

37Bossier Parish, LALA131,8672.3+14%

38Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.3−3%

39West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.3+14%

40Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.3+10%

41Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.3+31%

42Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.2+20%

43Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.2+24%

44Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4662.2+12%

45Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.2+19%

46Union Parish, LALA20,5612.2+22%

47Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.2+8%

48Ascension Parish, LALA135,1052.2+9%

49Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.2+15%

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022.2+18%

51Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.2+7%

52Webster Parish, LALA34,9482.1+17%

53St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752.1+6%

54Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.1+24%

55St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5862.1−0%

56Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.1+22%

57Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.1+41%

58Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.1+12%

59Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.1+22%

60West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562.1+20%

61Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732.0+19%

62Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342.0+12%

63Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181.8+22%

64LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541.8+15%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES