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

Tensas Parish had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 64 counties in 2021, at 47.2%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 17.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.2Tensas Parish
Lowest7.8Ascension Parish
Median17.964 counties
Louisiana15.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 13.9 %Allen Parish: 19.4 %Ascension Parish: 7.8 %Assumption Parish: 17.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 20.6 %Beauregard Parish: 14.8 %Bienville Parish: 24.5 %Bossier Parish: 13.3 %Caddo Parish: 16.1 %Calcasieu Parish: 16.7 %Caldwell Parish: 25.3 %Cameron Parish: 40.5 %Catahoula Parish: 31.8 %Claiborne Parish: 27 %Concordia Parish: 30.4 %De Soto Parish: 18 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.5 %East Carroll Parish: 29.7 %East Feliciana Parish: 19.4 %Evangeline Parish: 16.6 %Franklin Parish: 18.4 %Grant Parish: 26.9 %Iberia Parish: 13.4 %Iberville Parish: 17.1 %Jackson Parish: 26.1 %Jefferson Parish: 9.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.3 %Lafayette Parish: 10.6 %Lafourche Parish: 10.8 %LaSalle Parish: 27.1 %Lincoln Parish: 12.7 %Livingston Parish: 15 %Madison Parish: 30.2 %Morehouse Parish: 22.8 %Natchitoches Parish: 25.8 %Orleans Parish: 19 %Ouachita Parish: 16.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 15.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.6 %Rapides Parish: 16 %Red River Parish: 22.9 %Richland Parish: 16.9 %Sabine Parish: 38.3 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.7 %St. Charles Parish: 8.7 %St. Helena Parish: 23.6 %St. James Parish: 13.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.9 %St. Landry Parish: 17 %St. Martin Parish: 16.5 %St. Mary Parish: 17.7 %St. Tammany Parish: 8.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.8 %Tensas Parish: 47.2 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.8 %Union Parish: 26.9 %Vermilion Parish: 16.2 %Vernon Parish: 21.4 %Washington Parish: 18.8 %Webster Parish: 19.1 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.2 %West Carroll Parish: 21.6 %West Feliciana Parish: 23.9 %Winn Parish: 26.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Tensas Parish: 47.2 %Tensas Parish47.2Cameron Parish: 40.5 %Cameron Parish40.5Sabine Parish: 38.3 %Sabine Parish38.3Catahoula Parish: 31.8 %Catahoula Parish31.8Concordia Parish: 30.4 %Concordia Parish30.4Madison Parish: 30.2 %Madison Parish30.2East Carroll Parish: 29.7 %East Carroll Parish29.7LaSalle Parish: 27.1 %LaSalle Parish27.1Claiborne Parish: 27 %Claiborne Parish27Union Parish: 26.9 %Union Parish26.9Grant Parish: 26.9 %Grant Parish26.9Winn Parish: 26.7 %Winn Parish26.7Jackson Parish: 26.1 %Jackson Parish26.1Natchitoches Parish: 25.8 %Natchitoches Parish25.8Caldwell Parish: 25.3 %Caldwell Parish25.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.6Bienville Parish: 24.5 %Bienville Parish24.5West Feliciana Parish: 23.9 %West Feliciana Parish23.9St. Helena Parish: 23.6 %St. Helena Parish23.6Red River Parish: 22.9 %Red River Parish22.9Morehouse Parish: 22.8 %Morehouse Parish22.8West Carroll Parish: 21.6 %West Carroll Parish21.6Vernon Parish: 21.4 %Vernon Parish21.4Avoyelles Parish: 20.6 %Avoyelles Parish20.6Allen Parish: 19.4 %Allen Parish19.4East Feliciana Parish: 19.4 %East Feliciana Parish19.4Webster Parish: 19.1 %Webster Parish19.1Orleans Parish: 19 %Orleans Parish19Washington Parish: 18.8 %Washington Parish18.8Franklin Parish: 18.4 %Franklin Parish18.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.3 %Jefferson Davis Parish18.3De Soto Parish: 18 %De Soto Parish18St. Mary Parish: 17.7 %St. Mary Parish17.7Assumption Parish: 17.4 %Assumption Parish17.4Iberville Parish: 17.1 %Iberville Parish17.1St. Landry Parish: 17 %St. Landry Parish17Richland Parish: 16.9 %Richland Parish16.9Calcasieu Parish: 16.7 %Calcasieu Parish16.7Evangeline Parish: 16.6 %Evangeline Parish16.6St. Martin Parish: 16.5 %St. Martin Parish16.5Tensas Parish: 47.2 %Tensas Parish47.2Cameron Parish: 40.5 %Cameron Parish40.5Sabine Parish: 38.3 %Sabine Parish38.3Catahoula Parish: 31.8 %Catahoula Parish31.8Concordia Parish: 30.4 %Concordia Parish30.4Madison Parish: 30.2 %Madison Parish30.2East Carroll Parish: 29.7 %East Carroll Parish29.7LaSalle Parish: 27.1 %LaSalle Parish27.1Claiborne Parish: 27 %Claiborne Parish27Union Parish: 26.9 %Union Parish26.9Grant Parish: 26.9 %Grant Parish26.9Winn Parish: 26.7 %Winn Parish26.7Jackson Parish: 26.1 %Jackson Parish26.1Natchitoches Parish: 25.8 %Natchitoches Parish25.8Caldwell Parish: 25.3 %Caldwell Parish25.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 24.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish24.6Bienville Parish: 24.5 %Bienville Parish24.5West Feliciana Parish: 23.9 %West Feliciana Parish23.9St. Helena Parish: 23.6 %St. Helena Parish23.6Red River Parish: 22.9 %Red River Parish22.9Morehouse Parish: 22.8 %Morehouse Parish22.8West Carroll Parish: 21.6 %West Carroll Parish21.6Vernon Parish: 21.4 %Vernon Parish21.4Avoyelles Parish: 20.6 %Avoyelles Parish20.6Allen Parish: 19.4 %Allen Parish19.4East Feliciana Parish: 19.4 %East Feliciana Parish19.4Webster Parish: 19.1 %Webster Parish19.1Orleans Parish: 19 %Orleans Parish19Washington Parish: 18.8 %Washington Parish18.8Franklin Parish: 18.4 %Franklin Parish18.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.3 %Jefferson Davis Parish18.3De Soto Parish: 18 %De Soto Parish18St. Mary Parish: 17.7 %St. Mary Parish17.7Assumption Parish: 17.4 %Assumption Parish17.4Iberville Parish: 17.1 %Iberville Parish17.1St. Landry Parish: 17 %St. Landry Parish17Richland Parish: 16.9 %Richland Parish16.9Calcasieu Parish: 16.7 %Calcasieu Parish16.7Evangeline Parish: 16.6 %Evangeline Parish16.6St. Martin Parish: 16.5 %St. Martin Parish16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Tensas Parish47.2
2Cameron Parish40.5
3Sabine Parish38.3
4Catahoula Parish31.8
5Concordia Parish30.4
6Madison Parish30.2
7East Carroll Parish29.7
8LaSalle Parish27.1
9Claiborne Parish27
10Union Parish26.9
11Grant Parish26.9
12Winn Parish26.7
13Jackson Parish26.1
14Natchitoches Parish25.8
15Caldwell Parish25.3
16Pointe Coupee Parish24.6
17Bienville Parish24.5
18West Feliciana Parish23.9
19St. Helena Parish23.6
20Red River Parish22.9
21Morehouse Parish22.8
22West Carroll Parish21.6
23Vernon Parish21.4
24Avoyelles Parish20.6
25Allen Parish19.4
25East Feliciana Parish19.4
27Webster Parish19.1
28Orleans Parish19
29Washington Parish18.8
30Franklin Parish18.4
31Jefferson Davis Parish18.3
32De Soto Parish18
33St. Mary Parish17.7
34Assumption Parish17.4
35Iberville Parish17.1
36St. Landry Parish17
37Richland Parish16.9
38Calcasieu Parish16.7
39Evangeline Parish16.6
40St. Martin Parish16.5
41Vermilion Parish16.2
42Caddo Parish16.1
43Ouachita Parish16.1
44Rapides Parish16
45East Baton Rouge Parish15.5
46Plaquemines Parish15.5
47Livingston Parish15
48St. John the Baptist Parish14.9
49Beauregard Parish14.8
50Acadia Parish13.9
51Tangipahoa Parish13.8
52Iberia Parish13.4
53Bossier Parish13.3
54West Baton Rouge Parish13.2
55St. James Parish13.1
56Lincoln Parish12.7
57St. Bernard Parish11.7
58Lafourche Parish10.8
59Terrebonne Parish10.8
60Lafayette Parish10.6
61Jefferson Parish9.5
62St. Tammany Parish8.8
63St. Charles Parish8.7
64Ascension Parish7.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Tensas Parish, with 47.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ascension Parish, with 7.8% in 2021.

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