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

Claiborne Parish had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 64 counties in 2022, at 75.9%. St. Helena Parish had the lowest, at 29.7%. The median was 52.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 54%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.9Claiborne Parish
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Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 53.8 %Allen Parish: 42.4 %Ascension Parish: 49.1 %Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 62.2 %Beauregard Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish: 53.1 %Bossier Parish: 50.2 %Caddo Parish: 57.1 %Calcasieu Parish: 46.8 %Caldwell Parish: 67.5 %Cameron Parish: 50 %Catahoula Parish: 62.4 %Claiborne Parish: 75.9 %Concordia Parish: 62.2 %De Soto Parish: 49.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 55.6 %East Carroll Parish: 74.7 %East Feliciana Parish: 37.7 %Evangeline Parish: 56.5 %Franklin Parish: 55.8 %Grant Parish: 45.8 %Iberia Parish: 49.9 %Iberville Parish: 36.3 %Jackson Parish: 51.5 %Jefferson Parish: 52.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 54.9 %Lafayette Parish: 50.5 %Lafourche Parish: 53.6 %LaSalle Parish: 37.9 %Lincoln Parish: 62.9 %Livingston Parish: 45.1 %Madison Parish: 54.6 %Morehouse Parish: 56.6 %Natchitoches Parish: 57.9 %Orleans Parish: 59.3 %Ouachita Parish: 58.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 49.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.4 %Rapides Parish: 51.2 %Red River Parish: 46.4 %Richland Parish: 43.2 %Sabine Parish: 55.2 %St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Charles Parish: 59.6 %St. Helena Parish: 29.7 %St. James Parish: 53.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 45.3 %St. Landry Parish: 49.8 %St. Martin Parish: 52.2 %St. Mary Parish: 56.6 %St. Tammany Parish: 52.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 54.9 %Tensas Parish: 35.1 %Terrebonne Parish: 47.2 %Union Parish: 47.3 %Vermilion Parish: 49.5 %Vernon Parish: 40.4 %Washington Parish: 58.2 %Webster Parish: 74.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 47 %West Carroll Parish: 40.8 %West Feliciana Parish: 74.5 %Winn Parish: 33.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Claiborne Parish: 75.9 %Claiborne Parish75.9East Carroll Parish: 74.7 %East Carroll Parish74.7Webster Parish: 74.5 %Webster Parish74.5West Feliciana Parish: 74.5 %West Feliciana Parish74.5Caldwell Parish: 67.5 %Caldwell Parish67.5Lincoln Parish: 62.9 %Lincoln Parish62.9Catahoula Parish: 62.4 %Catahoula Parish62.4Avoyelles Parish: 62.2 %Avoyelles Parish62.2Concordia Parish: 62.2 %Concordia Parish62.2St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Bernard Parish61.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.4St. Charles Parish: 59.6 %St. Charles Parish59.6Orleans Parish: 59.3 %Orleans Parish59.3Ouachita Parish: 58.5 %Ouachita Parish58.5Washington Parish: 58.2 %Washington Parish58.2Natchitoches Parish: 57.9 %Natchitoches Parish57.9Caddo Parish: 57.1 %Caddo Parish57.1Morehouse Parish: 56.6 %Morehouse Parish56.6St. Mary Parish: 56.6 %St. Mary Parish56.6Evangeline Parish: 56.5 %Evangeline Parish56.5Franklin Parish: 55.8 %Franklin Parish55.8East Baton Rouge Parish: 55.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish55.6Sabine Parish: 55.2 %Sabine Parish55.2Tangipahoa Parish: 54.9 %Tangipahoa Parish54.9Jefferson Davis Parish: 54.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish54.9Madison Parish: 54.6 %Madison Parish54.6St. James Parish: 53.9 %St. James Parish53.9Acadia Parish: 53.8 %Acadia Parish53.8Lafourche Parish: 53.6 %Lafourche Parish53.6Bienville Parish: 53.1 %Bienville Parish53.1Jefferson Parish: 52.9 %Jefferson Parish52.9St. Tammany Parish: 52.8 %St. Tammany Parish52.8St. Martin Parish: 52.2 %St. Martin Parish52.2Jackson Parish: 51.5 %Jackson Parish51.5Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Assumption Parish51.4Rapides Parish: 51.2 %Rapides Parish51.2Lafayette Parish: 50.5 %Lafayette Parish50.5Bossier Parish: 50.2 %Bossier Parish50.2Cameron Parish: 50 %Cameron Parish50Iberia Parish: 49.9 %Iberia Parish49.9Claiborne Parish: 75.9 %Claiborne Parish75.9East Carroll Parish: 74.7 %East Carroll Parish74.7Webster Parish: 74.5 %Webster Parish74.5West Feliciana Parish: 74.5 %West Feliciana Parish74.5Caldwell Parish: 67.5 %Caldwell Parish67.5Lincoln Parish: 62.9 %Lincoln Parish62.9Catahoula Parish: 62.4 %Catahoula Parish62.4Avoyelles Parish: 62.2 %Avoyelles Parish62.2Concordia Parish: 62.2 %Concordia Parish62.2St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Bernard Parish61.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.4St. Charles Parish: 59.6 %St. Charles Parish59.6Orleans Parish: 59.3 %Orleans Parish59.3Ouachita Parish: 58.5 %Ouachita Parish58.5Washington Parish: 58.2 %Washington Parish58.2Natchitoches Parish: 57.9 %Natchitoches Parish57.9Caddo Parish: 57.1 %Caddo Parish57.1Morehouse Parish: 56.6 %Morehouse Parish56.6St. Mary Parish: 56.6 %St. Mary Parish56.6Evangeline Parish: 56.5 %Evangeline Parish56.5Franklin Parish: 55.8 %Franklin Parish55.8East Baton Rouge Parish: 55.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish55.6Sabine Parish: 55.2 %Sabine Parish55.2Tangipahoa Parish: 54.9 %Tangipahoa Parish54.9Jefferson Davis Parish: 54.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish54.9Madison Parish: 54.6 %Madison Parish54.6St. James Parish: 53.9 %St. James Parish53.9Acadia Parish: 53.8 %Acadia Parish53.8Lafourche Parish: 53.6 %Lafourche Parish53.6Bienville Parish: 53.1 %Bienville Parish53.1Jefferson Parish: 52.9 %Jefferson Parish52.9St. Tammany Parish: 52.8 %St. Tammany Parish52.8St. Martin Parish: 52.2 %St. Martin Parish52.2Jackson Parish: 51.5 %Jackson Parish51.5Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Assumption Parish51.4Rapides Parish: 51.2 %Rapides Parish51.2Lafayette Parish: 50.5 %Lafayette Parish50.5Bossier Parish: 50.2 %Bossier Parish50.2Cameron Parish: 50 %Cameron Parish50Iberia Parish: 49.9 %Iberia Parish49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Claiborne Parish75.9+8.6 pts
2East Carroll Parish74.7+9.7 pts
3Webster Parish74.5+3.7 pts
4West Feliciana Parish74.5+9.4 pts
5Caldwell Parish67.5+9.7 pts
6Lincoln Parish62.90 pts
7Catahoula Parish62.4-1 pts
8Avoyelles Parish62.2+2.2 pts
9Concordia Parish62.2-5.4 pts
10St. Bernard Parish61.7+0.4 pts
11Pointe Coupee Parish61.40 pts
12St. Charles Parish59.6+2.1 pts
13Orleans Parish59.3-1.1 pts
14Ouachita Parish58.5-1.7 pts
15Washington Parish58.2+0.2 pts
16Natchitoches Parish57.9-3.4 pts
17Caddo Parish57.1-0.1 pts
18Morehouse Parish56.6-6.3 pts
19St. Mary Parish56.6+1.4 pts
20Evangeline Parish56.5+6.3 pts
21Franklin Parish55.8-6.3 pts
22East Baton Rouge Parish55.6+1.1 pts
23Sabine Parish55.2-2.9 pts
24Tangipahoa Parish54.9+3.2 pts
25Jefferson Davis Parish54.9-5.1 pts
26Madison Parish54.6+8.1 pts
27St. James Parish53.9+10.4 pts
28Acadia Parish53.8-0.1 pts
29Lafourche Parish53.6+2.3 pts
30Bienville Parish53.1-1.2 pts
31Jefferson Parish52.9+0.5 pts
32St. Tammany Parish52.8-0.1 pts
33St. Martin Parish52.2+4.2 pts
34Jackson Parish51.5+0.8 pts
35Assumption Parish51.4-4.4 pts
36Rapides Parish51.2-1.6 pts
37Lafayette Parish50.5+0.1 pts
38Bossier Parish50.2-1.6 pts
39Cameron Parish50+50 pts
40Iberia Parish49.9-2.2 pts
41St. Landry Parish49.8+1.4 pts
42Plaquemines Parish49.5+7 pts
42Vermilion Parish49.5+1.7 pts
44De Soto Parish49.3+1.6 pts
45Ascension Parish49.1-0.3 pts
46Union Parish47.3+10.9 pts
47Terrebonne Parish47.2-0.6 pts
48West Baton Rouge Parish47+5.4 pts
49Calcasieu Parish46.8-0.2 pts
50Red River Parish46.4+5.8 pts
51Grant Parish45.8-3.8 pts
52St. John the Baptist Parish45.3-2.4 pts
53Livingston Parish45.1-2.9 pts
54Richland Parish43.2-3.3 pts
55Allen Parish42.4+2.6 pts
56West Carroll Parish40.8-1.6 pts
57Vernon Parish40.4+0.8 pts
58LaSalle Parish37.9-6.7 pts
59East Feliciana Parish37.7-0.6 pts
60Beauregard Parish36.8-0.6 pts
61Iberville Parish36.3-5.1 pts
62Tensas Parish35.1-3.5 pts
63Winn Parish33.8-8.1 pts
64St. Helena Parish29.7-5 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Claiborne Parish, with 75.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Helena Parish, with 29.7% in 2022.

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