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Counties in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Webster Parish had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 64 counties in 2021, at 70.9%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 54%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.9Webster Parish
Lowest0Cameron Parish
Median51.564 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 53.9 %Allen Parish: 39.8 %Ascension Parish: 49.4 %Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Avoyelles Parish: 60.1 %Beauregard Parish: 37.4 %Bienville Parish: 54.3 %Bossier Parish: 51.8 %Caddo Parish: 57.2 %Calcasieu Parish: 46.9 %Caldwell Parish: 57.8 %Cameron Parish: 0 %Catahoula Parish: 63.4 %Claiborne Parish: 67.2 %Concordia Parish: 67.6 %De Soto Parish: 47.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 54.5 %East Carroll Parish: 65 %East Feliciana Parish: 38.2 %Evangeline Parish: 50.2 %Franklin Parish: 62.1 %Grant Parish: 49.6 %Iberia Parish: 52.2 %Iberville Parish: 41.5 %Jackson Parish: 50.7 %Jefferson Parish: 52.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 59.9 %Lafayette Parish: 50.4 %Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %LaSalle Parish: 44.5 %Lincoln Parish: 62.8 %Livingston Parish: 48 %Madison Parish: 46.5 %Morehouse Parish: 62.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 61.3 %Orleans Parish: 60.3 %Ouachita Parish: 60.2 %Plaquemines Parish: 42.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.3 %Rapides Parish: 52.8 %Red River Parish: 40.6 %Richland Parish: 46.5 %Sabine Parish: 58 %St. Bernard Parish: 61.3 %St. Charles Parish: 57.5 %St. Helena Parish: 34.7 %St. James Parish: 43.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 47.7 %St. Landry Parish: 48.4 %St. Martin Parish: 48 %St. Mary Parish: 55.1 %St. Tammany Parish: 52.9 %Tangipahoa Parish: 51.7 %Tensas Parish: 38.6 %Terrebonne Parish: 47.7 %Union Parish: 36.4 %Vermilion Parish: 47.8 %Vernon Parish: 39.6 %Washington Parish: 58 %Webster Parish: 70.9 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 41.7 %West Carroll Parish: 42.4 %West Feliciana Parish: 65.1 %Winn Parish: 41.9 %
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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

Webster Parish: 70.9 %Webster Parish70.9Concordia Parish: 67.6 %Concordia Parish67.6Claiborne Parish: 67.2 %Claiborne Parish67.2West Feliciana Parish: 65.1 %West Feliciana Parish65.1East Carroll Parish: 65 %East Carroll Parish65Catahoula Parish: 63.4 %Catahoula Parish63.4Morehouse Parish: 62.9 %Morehouse Parish62.9Lincoln Parish: 62.8 %Lincoln Parish62.8Franklin Parish: 62.1 %Franklin Parish62.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.3St. Bernard Parish: 61.3 %St. Bernard Parish61.3Natchitoches Parish: 61.3 %Natchitoches Parish61.3Orleans Parish: 60.3 %Orleans Parish60.3Ouachita Parish: 60.2 %Ouachita Parish60.2Avoyelles Parish: 60.1 %Avoyelles Parish60.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 59.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish59.9Sabine Parish: 58 %Sabine Parish58Washington Parish: 58 %Washington Parish58Caldwell Parish: 57.8 %Caldwell Parish57.8St. Charles Parish: 57.5 %St. Charles Parish57.5Caddo Parish: 57.2 %Caddo Parish57.2Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Assumption Parish55.8St. Mary Parish: 55.1 %St. Mary Parish55.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 54.5 %East Baton Rouge Parish54.5Bienville Parish: 54.3 %Bienville Parish54.3Acadia Parish: 53.9 %Acadia Parish53.9St. Tammany Parish: 52.9 %St. Tammany Parish52.9Rapides Parish: 52.8 %Rapides Parish52.8Jefferson Parish: 52.4 %Jefferson Parish52.4Iberia Parish: 52.2 %Iberia Parish52.2Bossier Parish: 51.8 %Bossier Parish51.8Tangipahoa Parish: 51.7 %Tangipahoa Parish51.7Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %Lafourche Parish51.2Jackson Parish: 50.7 %Jackson Parish50.7Lafayette Parish: 50.4 %Lafayette Parish50.4Evangeline Parish: 50.2 %Evangeline Parish50.2Grant Parish: 49.6 %Grant Parish49.6Ascension Parish: 49.4 %Ascension Parish49.4St. Landry Parish: 48.4 %St. Landry Parish48.4St. Martin Parish: 48 %St. Martin Parish48Webster Parish: 70.9 %Webster Parish70.9Concordia Parish: 67.6 %Concordia Parish67.6Claiborne Parish: 67.2 %Claiborne Parish67.2West Feliciana Parish: 65.1 %West Feliciana Parish65.1East Carroll Parish: 65 %East Carroll Parish65Catahoula Parish: 63.4 %Catahoula Parish63.4Morehouse Parish: 62.9 %Morehouse Parish62.9Lincoln Parish: 62.8 %Lincoln Parish62.8Franklin Parish: 62.1 %Franklin Parish62.1Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.3St. Bernard Parish: 61.3 %St. Bernard Parish61.3Natchitoches Parish: 61.3 %Natchitoches Parish61.3Orleans Parish: 60.3 %Orleans Parish60.3Ouachita Parish: 60.2 %Ouachita Parish60.2Avoyelles Parish: 60.1 %Avoyelles Parish60.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 59.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish59.9Sabine Parish: 58 %Sabine Parish58Washington Parish: 58 %Washington Parish58Caldwell Parish: 57.8 %Caldwell Parish57.8St. Charles Parish: 57.5 %St. Charles Parish57.5Caddo Parish: 57.2 %Caddo Parish57.2Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Assumption Parish55.8St. Mary Parish: 55.1 %St. Mary Parish55.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 54.5 %East Baton Rouge Parish54.5Bienville Parish: 54.3 %Bienville Parish54.3Acadia Parish: 53.9 %Acadia Parish53.9St. Tammany Parish: 52.9 %St. Tammany Parish52.9Rapides Parish: 52.8 %Rapides Parish52.8Jefferson Parish: 52.4 %Jefferson Parish52.4Iberia Parish: 52.2 %Iberia Parish52.2Bossier Parish: 51.8 %Bossier Parish51.8Tangipahoa Parish: 51.7 %Tangipahoa Parish51.7Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %Lafourche Parish51.2Jackson Parish: 50.7 %Jackson Parish50.7Lafayette Parish: 50.4 %Lafayette Parish50.4Evangeline Parish: 50.2 %Evangeline Parish50.2Grant Parish: 49.6 %Grant Parish49.6Ascension Parish: 49.4 %Ascension Parish49.4St. Landry Parish: 48.4 %St. Landry Parish48.4St. Martin Parish: 48 %St. Martin Parish48
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Webster Parish70.9
2Concordia Parish67.6
3Claiborne Parish67.2
4West Feliciana Parish65.1
5East Carroll Parish65
6Catahoula Parish63.4
7Morehouse Parish62.9
8Lincoln Parish62.8
9Franklin Parish62.1
10Pointe Coupee Parish61.3
11St. Bernard Parish61.3
12Natchitoches Parish61.3
13Orleans Parish60.3
14Ouachita Parish60.2
15Avoyelles Parish60.1
16Jefferson Davis Parish59.9
17Sabine Parish58
18Washington Parish58
19Caldwell Parish57.8
20St. Charles Parish57.5
21Caddo Parish57.2
22Assumption Parish55.8
23St. Mary Parish55.1
24East Baton Rouge Parish54.5
25Bienville Parish54.3
26Acadia Parish53.9
27St. Tammany Parish52.9
28Rapides Parish52.8
29Jefferson Parish52.4
30Iberia Parish52.2
31Bossier Parish51.8
32Tangipahoa Parish51.7
33Lafourche Parish51.2
34Jackson Parish50.7
35Lafayette Parish50.4
36Evangeline Parish50.2
37Grant Parish49.6
38Ascension Parish49.4
39St. Landry Parish48.4
40St. Martin Parish48
41Livingston Parish48
42Vermilion Parish47.8
43Terrebonne Parish47.7
44De Soto Parish47.7
45St. John the Baptist Parish47.7
46Calcasieu Parish46.9
47Madison Parish46.5
48Richland Parish46.5
49LaSalle Parish44.5
50St. James Parish43.5
51Plaquemines Parish42.5
52West Carroll Parish42.4
53Winn Parish41.9
54West Baton Rouge Parish41.7
55Iberville Parish41.5
56Red River Parish40.6
57Allen Parish39.8
58Vernon Parish39.6
59Tensas Parish38.6
60East Feliciana Parish38.2
61Beauregard Parish37.4
62Union Parish36.4
63St. Helena Parish34.7
64Cameron Parish0

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Webster Parish, with 70.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Cameron Parish, with 0% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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