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Least affordable housing, Louisiana counties · 2020

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, LALA362,1545.8+78%

02Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0894.8+103%

03Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3604.2+56%

04West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.9+76%

05East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1803.6+38%

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,2263.6+59%

07Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.6+60%

08Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3983.5+32%

09Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463.4+39%

10Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5423.3+45%

11Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9493.2+29%

12St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6423.2+38%

13Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673.2+58%

14St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.2+61%

15Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.2+35%

16St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1083.2+30%

17Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2563.1+72%

18Rapides Parish, LALA125,8773.1+34%

19Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4663.0+53%

20St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.0+41%

21St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.0+28%

22Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.0+45%

23Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.9+43%

24Washington Parish, LALA44,9372.9+35%

25Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.9+34%

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5052.9+43%

27West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9+45%

28Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732.9+68%

29East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.8+34%

30Webster Parish, LALA34,9482.8+54%

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752.8+40%

32Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.8+48%

33Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.8+27%

34Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.8+51%

35Ascension Parish, LALA135,1052.7+34%

36Richland Parish, LALA19,5822.7+24%

37Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.7+42%

38Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.7+23%

39Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.6+54%

40St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.6+17%

41De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812.6+38%

42Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.6+25%

43Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.6+28%

44Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.6+26%

45St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582.6+16%

46East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.6+46%

47St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.5+31%

48Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.5+39%

49Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.4+22%

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022.4+31%

51Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.4+39%

52Madison Parish, LALA8,8442.4+11%

53Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.4+15%

54Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.3+18%

55Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.2+19%

56Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.2+31%

57Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.2+22%

58Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.2+47%

59Union Parish, LALA20,5612.1+15%

60LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.1+36%

61Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342.1+17%

62Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.0+37%

63West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562.0+17%

64Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3441.9+13%

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