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 2023, at 78.5%. East Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 27.6%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 53.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.5Claiborne Parish
Median51.764 counties
Louisiana53.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Allen Parish: 48.1 %Ascension Parish: 48.5 %Assumption Parish: 64.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 60.2 %Beauregard Parish: 45.7 %Bienville Parish: 52.9 %Bossier Parish: 49.3 %Caddo Parish: 54.9 %Calcasieu Parish: 50.8 %Caldwell Parish: 68.7 %Cameron Parish: 76.9 %Catahoula Parish: 64.4 %Claiborne Parish: 78.5 %Concordia Parish: 54.7 %De Soto Parish: 53.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 56.6 %East Carroll Parish: 73.9 %East Feliciana Parish: 27.6 %Evangeline Parish: 54.7 %Franklin Parish: 47.2 %Grant Parish: 46.8 %Iberia Parish: 50.4 %Iberville Parish: 35.5 %Jackson Parish: 47.4 %Jefferson Parish: 52.6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 48.5 %Lafayette Parish: 50.2 %Lafourche Parish: 50.5 %LaSalle Parish: 45.1 %Lincoln Parish: 64 %Livingston Parish: 45.9 %Madison Parish: 49.2 %Morehouse Parish: 59.6 %Natchitoches Parish: 54.7 %Orleans Parish: 58.6 %Ouachita Parish: 60.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 49.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.9 %Rapides Parish: 51.9 %Red River Parish: 56.4 %Richland Parish: 45.1 %Sabine Parish: 52 %St. Bernard Parish: 57.3 %St. Charles Parish: 61.2 %St. Helena Parish: 33.7 %St. James Parish: 45.7 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 43.7 %St. Landry Parish: 50.1 %St. Martin Parish: 53.8 %St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Tammany Parish: 52.2 %Tangipahoa Parish: 55.1 %Tensas Parish: 47 %Terrebonne Parish: 46.6 %Union Parish: 54.1 %Vermilion Parish: 50.9 %Vernon Parish: 39.8 %Washington Parish: 62.7 %Webster Parish: 72.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 46.1 %West Carroll Parish: 35.2 %West Feliciana Parish: 78.1 %Winn Parish: 36.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Claiborne Parish: 78.5 %Claiborne Parish78.5West Feliciana Parish: 78.1 %West Feliciana Parish78.1Cameron Parish: 76.9 %Cameron Parish76.9East Carroll Parish: 73.9 %East Carroll Parish73.9Webster Parish: 72.7 %Webster Parish72.7Caldwell Parish: 68.7 %Caldwell Parish68.7Assumption Parish: 64.4 %Assumption Parish64.4Catahoula Parish: 64.4 %Catahoula Parish64.4Lincoln Parish: 64 %Lincoln Parish64Washington Parish: 62.7 %Washington Parish62.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.9St. Charles Parish: 61.2 %St. Charles Parish61.2Ouachita Parish: 60.5 %Ouachita Parish60.5Avoyelles Parish: 60.2 %Avoyelles Parish60.2Morehouse Parish: 59.6 %Morehouse Parish59.6Orleans Parish: 58.6 %Orleans Parish58.6St. Bernard Parish: 57.3 %St. Bernard Parish57.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 56.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish56.6Red River Parish: 56.4 %Red River Parish56.4Tangipahoa Parish: 55.1 %Tangipahoa Parish55.1Caddo Parish: 54.9 %Caddo Parish54.9Natchitoches Parish: 54.7 %Natchitoches Parish54.7Evangeline Parish: 54.7 %Evangeline Parish54.7Concordia Parish: 54.7 %Concordia Parish54.7Union Parish: 54.1 %Union Parish54.1St. Martin Parish: 53.8 %St. Martin Parish53.8De Soto Parish: 53.7 %De Soto Parish53.7Bienville Parish: 52.9 %Bienville Parish52.9Jefferson Parish: 52.6 %Jefferson Parish52.6St. Tammany Parish: 52.2 %St. Tammany Parish52.2Sabine Parish: 52 %Sabine Parish52Rapides Parish: 51.9 %Rapides Parish51.9Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Mary Parish51Vermilion Parish: 50.9 %Vermilion Parish50.9Calcasieu Parish: 50.8 %Calcasieu Parish50.8Lafourche Parish: 50.5 %Lafourche Parish50.5Iberia Parish: 50.4 %Iberia Parish50.4Lafayette Parish: 50.2 %Lafayette Parish50.2St. Landry Parish: 50.1 %St. Landry Parish50.1Claiborne Parish: 78.5 %Claiborne Parish78.5West Feliciana Parish: 78.1 %West Feliciana Parish78.1Cameron Parish: 76.9 %Cameron Parish76.9East Carroll Parish: 73.9 %East Carroll Parish73.9Webster Parish: 72.7 %Webster Parish72.7Caldwell Parish: 68.7 %Caldwell Parish68.7Assumption Parish: 64.4 %Assumption Parish64.4Catahoula Parish: 64.4 %Catahoula Parish64.4Lincoln Parish: 64 %Lincoln Parish64Washington Parish: 62.7 %Washington Parish62.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 61.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish61.9St. Charles Parish: 61.2 %St. Charles Parish61.2Ouachita Parish: 60.5 %Ouachita Parish60.5Avoyelles Parish: 60.2 %Avoyelles Parish60.2Morehouse Parish: 59.6 %Morehouse Parish59.6Orleans Parish: 58.6 %Orleans Parish58.6St. Bernard Parish: 57.3 %St. Bernard Parish57.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 56.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish56.6Red River Parish: 56.4 %Red River Parish56.4Tangipahoa Parish: 55.1 %Tangipahoa Parish55.1Caddo Parish: 54.9 %Caddo Parish54.9Natchitoches Parish: 54.7 %Natchitoches Parish54.7Evangeline Parish: 54.7 %Evangeline Parish54.7Concordia Parish: 54.7 %Concordia Parish54.7Union Parish: 54.1 %Union Parish54.1St. Martin Parish: 53.8 %St. Martin Parish53.8De Soto Parish: 53.7 %De Soto Parish53.7Bienville Parish: 52.9 %Bienville Parish52.9Jefferson Parish: 52.6 %Jefferson Parish52.6St. Tammany Parish: 52.2 %St. Tammany Parish52.2Sabine Parish: 52 %Sabine Parish52Rapides Parish: 51.9 %Rapides Parish51.9Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Mary Parish51Vermilion Parish: 50.9 %Vermilion Parish50.9Calcasieu Parish: 50.8 %Calcasieu Parish50.8Lafourche Parish: 50.5 %Lafourche Parish50.5Iberia Parish: 50.4 %Iberia Parish50.4Lafayette Parish: 50.2 %Lafayette Parish50.2St. Landry Parish: 50.1 %St. Landry Parish50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Claiborne Parish78.5+2.6 pts
2West Feliciana Parish78.1+3.6 pts
3Cameron Parish76.9+26.9 pts
4East Carroll Parish73.9-0.8 pts
5Webster Parish72.7-1.9 pts
6Caldwell Parish68.7+1.2 pts
7Assumption Parish64.4+13 pts
8Catahoula Parish64.4+2 pts
9Lincoln Parish64+1.1 pts
10Washington Parish62.7+4.5 pts
11Pointe Coupee Parish61.9+0.5 pts
12St. Charles Parish61.2+1.6 pts
13Ouachita Parish60.5+2 pts
14Avoyelles Parish60.2-2 pts
15Morehouse Parish59.6+3 pts
16Orleans Parish58.6-0.7 pts
17St. Bernard Parish57.3-4.4 pts
18East Baton Rouge Parish56.6+1 pts
19Red River Parish56.4+10 pts
20Tangipahoa Parish55.1+0.2 pts
21Caddo Parish54.9-2.2 pts
22Natchitoches Parish54.7-3.2 pts
23Evangeline Parish54.7-1.8 pts
24Concordia Parish54.7-7.5 pts
25Union Parish54.1+6.8 pts
26St. Martin Parish53.8+1.6 pts
27De Soto Parish53.7+4.4 pts
28Bienville Parish52.9-0.1 pts
29Jefferson Parish52.6-0.3 pts
30St. Tammany Parish52.2-0.5 pts
31Sabine Parish52-3.2 pts
32Rapides Parish51.9+0.6 pts
33Acadia Parish51.5-2.3 pts
34St. Mary Parish51-5.6 pts
35Vermilion Parish50.9+1.3 pts
36Calcasieu Parish50.8+4.1 pts
37Lafourche Parish50.5-3.1 pts
38Iberia Parish50.4+0.4 pts
39Lafayette Parish50.2-0.3 pts
40St. Landry Parish50.1+0.3 pts
41Plaquemines Parish49.7+0.2 pts
42Bossier Parish49.3-0.9 pts
43Madison Parish49.2-5.4 pts
44Jefferson Davis Parish48.5-6.4 pts
45Ascension Parish48.5-0.7 pts
46Allen Parish48.1+5.7 pts
47Jackson Parish47.4-4.1 pts
48Franklin Parish47.2-8.5 pts
49Tensas Parish47+11.9 pts
50Grant Parish46.8+1 pts
51Terrebonne Parish46.6-0.5 pts
52West Baton Rouge Parish46.1-0.9 pts
53Livingston Parish45.9+0.8 pts
54St. James Parish45.7-8.1 pts
55Beauregard Parish45.7+8.9 pts
56LaSalle Parish45.1+7.2 pts
57Richland Parish45.1+1.8 pts
58St. John the Baptist Parish43.7-1.6 pts
59Vernon Parish39.8-0.6 pts
60Winn Parish36.6+2.8 pts
61Iberville Parish35.5-0.9 pts
62West Carroll Parish35.2-5.6 pts
63St. Helena Parish33.7+4 pts
64East Feliciana Parish27.6-10.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Claiborne Parish, with 78.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Feliciana Parish, with 27.6% in 2023.

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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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