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Highest rent-to-income ratios in Louisiana

Claiborne Parish leads Louisiana at 55.60% of renter median income, on a median rent of $674 and a renter median household income of $14,547. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for each county.

Highest rent-to-income
55.60%
Claiborne Parish
Median gross rent
$674
ACS B25064
Renter median income
$14,547
ACS B25119
State ratio
35.86%
State medians

Counties ranked by rent-to-income

1Claiborne Parish$674$69$14,547$6,16855.60%$33,850$54,150
2East Carroll Parish$652$105$14,845$6,89452.70%$33,850$54,150
3Cameron Parish$1,688$778$43,472$26,58446.60%$46,500$74,400
4St. Charles Parish$1,210$101$31,556$8,40046.01%$44,300$70,900
5Lincoln Parish$825$52$22,113$4,02544.77%$33,900$54,250
6Natchitoches Parish$786$40$21,130$4,15244.64%$35,750$57,200
7Orleans Parish$1,251$22$35,372$1,91042.44%$44,300$70,900
8Union Parish$778$48$22,033$2,93142.37%$39,250$62,800
9Bienville Parish$606$73$17,345$2,56641.93%$33,850$54,150
10Avoyelles Parish$757$53$23,094$3,64839.33%$33,850$54,150
11Catahoula Parish$821$100$25,165$4,54839.15%$33,850$54,150
12Webster Parish$795$29$24,605$2,31138.77%$33,850$54,150
13Allen Parish$775$82$24,030$6,26238.70%$33,850$54,150
14St. Bernard Parish$1,082$39$33,674$4,27238.56%$44,300$70,900
15Morehouse Parish$839$65$26,179$4,50738.46%$33,850$54,150
16Evangeline Parish$681$34$21,280$2,52538.40%$33,850$54,150
17West Feliciana Parish$1,049$173$32,944$18,96138.21%$47,250$75,600
18Concordia Parish$771$66$24,241$4,75638.17%$33,850$54,150
19Ouachita Parish$959$28$30,168$3,33038.15%$39,250$62,800
20Vermilion Parish$848$39$26,722$3,57238.08%$38,200$61,100
21St. James Parish$903$386$28,621$7,73537.86%$47,000$75,200
22St. John the Baptist Parish$1,334$98$42,305$12,62937.84%$44,300$70,900
23Pointe Coupee Parish$817$200$25,913$5,40637.83%$47,250$75,600
24Caldwell Parish$830$76$26,436$4,81737.68%$37,800$60,500
25Caddo Parish$974$19$31,161$2,42337.51%$39,600$63,350
26Tangipahoa Parish$1,003$43$32,095$3,30237.50%$38,200$61,100
27De Soto Parish$687$77$22,096$3,42437.31%$39,600$63,350
28East Feliciana Parish$911$156$29,730$10,54436.77%$47,250$75,600
29Lafourche Parish$928$63$30,297$4,32936.76%$41,600$66,550
30Plaquemines Parish$1,573$118$52,029$6,82436.28%$44,300$70,900
31Red River Parish$729$219$24,222$9,28936.12%$33,850$54,150
32East Baton Rouge Parish$1,147$19$38,214$1,92936.02%$47,250$75,600
33Calcasieu Parish$1,109$31$37,660$3,50235.34%$46,500$74,400
34Acadia Parish$681$63$23,226$3,56835.18%$34,550$55,300
35Rapides Parish$950$34$33,255$1,89934.28%$41,400$66,250
36Richland Parish$903$58$31,756$8,51134.12%$33,850$54,150
37St. Mary Parish$848$36$29,878$2,83334.06%$34,800$55,700
38Sabine Parish$701$81$24,976$4,15733.68%$34,100$54,550
39Washington Parish$774$46$27,691$7,04133.54%$33,850$54,150
40St. Tammany Parish$1,332$35$47,790$3,01833.45%$52,100$83,350
41Jefferson Parish$1,190$13$42,706$2,02133.44%$44,300$70,900
42Iberia Parish$897$62$32,349$4,41833.27%$37,250$59,600
43Bossier Parish$1,174$38$42,602$2,96133.07%$39,600$63,350
44Jackson Parish$736$73$27,089$4,01432.60%$33,850$54,150
45Tensas Parish$601$146$22,292$13,00032.35%$33,850$54,150
46Lafayette Parish$1,057$25$39,843$3,39231.83%$45,150$72,250
47Ascension Parish$1,318$81$49,709$6,86731.82%$47,250$75,600
48Winn Parish$774$159$29,317$13,65131.68%$33,850$54,150
49St. Landry Parish$748$35$28,875$3,28331.09%$35,600$56,950
50LaSalle Parish$657$139$25,847$7,92430.50%$39,700$63,500
51Iberville Parish$827$69$32,568$8,86330.47%$37,750$60,400
52St. Helena Parish$870$249$35,089$29,36029.75%$47,250$75,600
53St. Martin Parish$870$50$35,825$9,03729.14%$45,150$72,250
54Terrebonne Parish$1,065$47$44,068$4,52929.00%$41,600$66,550
55Livingston Parish$1,151$65$48,272$3,96628.61%$47,250$75,600
56Assumption Parish$810$64$34,127$6,97228.48%$38,800$62,100
57Vernon Parish$1,068$22$45,056$2,98128.44%$35,100$56,150
58Grant Parish$904$117$38,502$4,74628.18%$41,400$66,250
59Madison Parish$649$62$27,953$5,74927.86%$33,850$54,150
60West Carroll Parish$740$79$33,182$6,76326.76%$35,900$57,450
61Jefferson Davis Parish$848$57$38,333$8,40826.55%$39,650$63,450
62Beauregard Parish$898$55$40,730$3,99726.46%$43,000$68,800
63West Baton Rouge Parish$973$138$49,678$11,41523.50%$47,250$75,600
64Franklin Parish$721$31$37,127$4,26223.30%$33,850$54,150

Method

Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest rent-to-income ratio in Louisiana?

Claiborne Parish at 55.60%. Median gross rent is $674 (margin of error $69). Renter median household income is $14,547 (margin of error $6,168).

What is the lowest rent-to-income ratio in Louisiana?

Franklin Parish at 23.30%. Median gross rent is $721 (margin of error $31). Renter median household income is $37,127 (margin of error $4,262).

What is the state-level rent-to-income ratio in Louisiana?

35.86%. Median gross rent is $1,064 (margin of error $8). Renter median household income is $35,607 (margin of error $539).