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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 (1990 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. The median across all 64 is 2.4.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,1543.7–

02West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.3–

03Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463.1–

04Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0892.9–

05East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.9–

06Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3602.9–

07Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.8–

08St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7652.7–

09Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.6–

10St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582.6–

11Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5202.6–

12Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6–

13Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9492.5–

14Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3982.5–

15Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.5–

16East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1802.5–

17Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.5–

18St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.5–

19Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5422.5–

20Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.5–

21St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1082.5–

22Rapides Parish, LALA125,8772.4–

23Caddo Parish, LALA224,2262.4–

24St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.4–

25Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1632.4–

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5052.4–

27De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812.4–

28Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.4–

29East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.4–

30Richland Parish, LALA19,5822.4–

31Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.4–

32Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4–

33Washington Parish, LALA44,9372.3–

34St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.3–

35Madison Parish, LALA8,8442.3–

36St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.3–

37Bossier Parish, LALA131,8672.3–

38Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.3–

39West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.3–

40Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.3–

41Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.3–

42Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.2–

43Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.2–

44Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4662.2–

45Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.2–

46Union Parish, LALA20,5612.2–

47Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.2–

48Ascension Parish, LALA135,1052.2–

49Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.2–

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022.2–

51Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.2–

52Webster Parish, LALA34,9482.1–

53St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752.1–

54Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.1–

55St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5862.1–

56Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.1–

57Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.1–

58Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.1–

59Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.1–

60West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562.1–

61Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732.0–

62Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342.0–

63Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181.8–

64LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541.8–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS