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Counties in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Tensas Parish had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 64 counties in 2024, at 43.5%. St. Tammany Parish had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 17.2% and the figure for Louisiana was 14.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.5Tensas Parish
Lowest7.8St. Tammany Parish
Median17.264 counties
Louisiana14.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Acadia Parish: 12 %Allen Parish: 18.1 %Ascension Parish: 8.3 %Assumption Parish: 12.3 %Avoyelles Parish: 21.4 %Beauregard Parish: 14.8 %Bienville Parish: 19.3 %Bossier Parish: 10.4 %Caddo Parish: 15 %Calcasieu Parish: 18.4 %Caldwell Parish: 20.4 %Cameron Parish: 41.7 %Catahoula Parish: 28.4 %Claiborne Parish: 24.3 %Concordia Parish: 25 %De Soto Parish: 17.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 14.2 %East Carroll Parish: 23.8 %East Feliciana Parish: 22.2 %Evangeline Parish: 13.8 %Franklin Parish: 15.7 %Grant Parish: 18.3 %Iberia Parish: 14.5 %Iberville Parish: 16.6 %Jackson Parish: 22.9 %Jefferson Parish: 9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 15.2 %Lafayette Parish: 10.1 %Lafourche Parish: 8.9 %LaSalle Parish: 18.6 %Lincoln Parish: 11.2 %Livingston Parish: 10.7 %Madison Parish: 30.3 %Morehouse Parish: 17.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 22.6 %Orleans Parish: 20.3 %Ouachita Parish: 13.6 %Plaquemines Parish: 15.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Rapides Parish: 16.4 %Red River Parish: 14.3 %Richland Parish: 17.1 %Sabine Parish: 35.9 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.1 %St. Charles Parish: 10.1 %St. Helena Parish: 22 %St. James Parish: 13.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 15 %St. Landry Parish: 13.6 %St. Martin Parish: 17.8 %St. Mary Parish: 18 %St. Tammany Parish: 7.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.3 %Tensas Parish: 43.5 %Terrebonne Parish: 11.1 %Union Parish: 18.4 %Vermilion Parish: 16.6 %Vernon Parish: 17.4 %Washington Parish: 17.4 %Webster Parish: 22 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 9 %West Carroll Parish: 18.4 %West Feliciana Parish: 22 %Winn Parish: 24.7 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Tensas Parish: 43.5 %Tensas Parish43.5Cameron Parish: 41.7 %Cameron Parish41.7Sabine Parish: 35.9 %Sabine Parish35.9Madison Parish: 30.3 %Madison Parish30.3Catahoula Parish: 28.4 %Catahoula Parish28.4Concordia Parish: 25 %Concordia Parish25Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.9Winn Parish: 24.7 %Winn Parish24.7Claiborne Parish: 24.3 %Claiborne Parish24.3East Carroll Parish: 23.8 %East Carroll Parish23.8Jackson Parish: 22.9 %Jackson Parish22.9Natchitoches Parish: 22.6 %Natchitoches Parish22.6East Feliciana Parish: 22.2 %East Feliciana Parish22.2St. Helena Parish: 22 %St. Helena Parish22West Feliciana Parish: 22 %West Feliciana Parish22Webster Parish: 22 %Webster Parish22Avoyelles Parish: 21.4 %Avoyelles Parish21.4Caldwell Parish: 20.4 %Caldwell Parish20.4Orleans Parish: 20.3 %Orleans Parish20.3Bienville Parish: 19.3 %Bienville Parish19.3LaSalle Parish: 18.6 %LaSalle Parish18.6Union Parish: 18.4 %Union Parish18.4Calcasieu Parish: 18.4 %Calcasieu Parish18.4West Carroll Parish: 18.4 %West Carroll Parish18.4Grant Parish: 18.3 %Grant Parish18.3Allen Parish: 18.1 %Allen Parish18.1St. Mary Parish: 18 %St. Mary Parish18Morehouse Parish: 17.9 %Morehouse Parish17.9St. Martin Parish: 17.8 %St. Martin Parish17.8Vernon Parish: 17.4 %Vernon Parish17.4Washington Parish: 17.4 %Washington Parish17.4De Soto Parish: 17.3 %De Soto Parish17.3Richland Parish: 17.1 %Richland Parish17.1Vermilion Parish: 16.6 %Vermilion Parish16.6Iberville Parish: 16.6 %Iberville Parish16.6Rapides Parish: 16.4 %Rapides Parish16.4Franklin Parish: 15.7 %Franklin Parish15.7Plaquemines Parish: 15.6 %Plaquemines Parish15.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 15.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish15.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 15 %St. John the Baptist Parish15Tensas Parish: 43.5 %Tensas Parish43.5Cameron Parish: 41.7 %Cameron Parish41.7Sabine Parish: 35.9 %Sabine Parish35.9Madison Parish: 30.3 %Madison Parish30.3Catahoula Parish: 28.4 %Catahoula Parish28.4Concordia Parish: 25 %Concordia Parish25Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.9Winn Parish: 24.7 %Winn Parish24.7Claiborne Parish: 24.3 %Claiborne Parish24.3East Carroll Parish: 23.8 %East Carroll Parish23.8Jackson Parish: 22.9 %Jackson Parish22.9Natchitoches Parish: 22.6 %Natchitoches Parish22.6East Feliciana Parish: 22.2 %East Feliciana Parish22.2St. Helena Parish: 22 %St. Helena Parish22West Feliciana Parish: 22 %West Feliciana Parish22Webster Parish: 22 %Webster Parish22Avoyelles Parish: 21.4 %Avoyelles Parish21.4Caldwell Parish: 20.4 %Caldwell Parish20.4Orleans Parish: 20.3 %Orleans Parish20.3Bienville Parish: 19.3 %Bienville Parish19.3LaSalle Parish: 18.6 %LaSalle Parish18.6Union Parish: 18.4 %Union Parish18.4Calcasieu Parish: 18.4 %Calcasieu Parish18.4West Carroll Parish: 18.4 %West Carroll Parish18.4Grant Parish: 18.3 %Grant Parish18.3Allen Parish: 18.1 %Allen Parish18.1St. Mary Parish: 18 %St. Mary Parish18Morehouse Parish: 17.9 %Morehouse Parish17.9St. Martin Parish: 17.8 %St. Martin Parish17.8Vernon Parish: 17.4 %Vernon Parish17.4Washington Parish: 17.4 %Washington Parish17.4De Soto Parish: 17.3 %De Soto Parish17.3Richland Parish: 17.1 %Richland Parish17.1Vermilion Parish: 16.6 %Vermilion Parish16.6Iberville Parish: 16.6 %Iberville Parish16.6Rapides Parish: 16.4 %Rapides Parish16.4Franklin Parish: 15.7 %Franklin Parish15.7Plaquemines Parish: 15.6 %Plaquemines Parish15.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 15.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish15.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 15 %St. John the Baptist Parish15
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Tensas Parish43.5+1.6 pts
2Cameron Parish41.7+0.7 pts
3Sabine Parish35.9-1.8 pts
4Madison Parish30.3-0.9 pts
5Catahoula Parish28.4-2.4 pts
6Concordia Parish25-2.1 pts
7Pointe Coupee Parish24.9-0.9 pts
8Winn Parish24.7+1.3 pts
9Claiborne Parish24.3-2.1 pts
10East Carroll Parish23.8-2.6 pts
11Jackson Parish22.9+0.4 pts
12Natchitoches Parish22.6-1.8 pts
13East Feliciana Parish22.2+2.2 pts
14St. Helena Parish22-0.8 pts
15West Feliciana Parish22-1.7 pts
16Webster Parish22+2.5 pts
17Avoyelles Parish21.4+0.8 pts
18Caldwell Parish20.4-0.3 pts
19Orleans Parish20.3-0.1 pts
20Bienville Parish19.3-1.8 pts
21LaSalle Parish18.6-2.7 pts
22Union Parish18.4-2.4 pts
23Calcasieu Parish18.4-0.1 pts
24West Carroll Parish18.4+1 pts
25Grant Parish18.3-2.2 pts
26Allen Parish18.1-1.7 pts
27St. Mary Parish18+1.1 pts
28Morehouse Parish17.9+0.1 pts
29St. Martin Parish17.8+2 pts
30Vernon Parish17.4-2.2 pts
31Washington Parish17.4-0.2 pts
32De Soto Parish17.3-0.8 pts
33Richland Parish17.1+0.5 pts
34Vermilion Parish16.6+1.2 pts
35Iberville Parish16.6-1.2 pts
36Rapides Parish16.4-0.1 pts
37Franklin Parish15.7-2.1 pts
38Plaquemines Parish15.6+0.8 pts
39Jefferson Davis Parish15.2-1.8 pts
40St. John the Baptist Parish15-1.1 pts
41Caddo Parish15-0.7 pts
42Beauregard Parish14.8+0.5 pts
43Iberia Parish14.5+0.5 pts
44Red River Parish14.3-2.3 pts
45East Baton Rouge Parish14.2-0.5 pts
46Evangeline Parish13.8-1.9 pts
47Ouachita Parish13.6-0.4 pts
48St. Landry Parish13.6-0.9 pts
49Tangipahoa Parish13.3-1.1 pts
50St. James Parish13.1-1 pts
51Assumption Parish12.3-3.8 pts
52Acadia Parish12-2 pts
53Lincoln Parish11.2+0.1 pts
54St. Bernard Parish11.1-1.1 pts
55Terrebonne Parish11.1-0.3 pts
56Livingston Parish10.7-2.2 pts
57Bossier Parish10.4-1.1 pts
58St. Charles Parish10.1+0.5 pts
59Lafayette Parish10.1+0.1 pts
60West Baton Rouge Parish9-3.1 pts
61Jefferson Parish9+0.1 pts
62Lafourche Parish8.9-0.3 pts
63Ascension Parish8.30 pts
64St. Tammany Parish7.8-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Tensas Parish, with 43.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

St. Tammany Parish, with 7.8% in 2024.

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