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Louisiana

Population4.6m
Parishes64county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density41.3people per km² of land
Median household income$60,02310th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.308%34th best of 510.158%0.324%0.6%59
Always wears a seatbelt93.129th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying2.0943rd highest of 513.695.715.364
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.4645th highest of 51————
Arthritis30.343rd best of 46————
Binge drinking17.127th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5055.514th highest of 5232.661.313541
Black Protestant adherents5.457th highest of 5103.2323.764
Black-white residential segregation55.942nd highest of 511.4446.379.563
Business closing rate8.0649th highest of 5108.1215.764
Business opening rate8.9344th highest of 514.728.7115.664
Catholic adherents26.87th highest of 51012.495.864
Checkup in the past year81.12nd highest of 49————
Child mortality78.650th best of 5145.581.913850
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1725.2%51st best of 5112.7%27.5%52.8%64
Children in single-parent households0.345%3rd highest of 510.143%0.348%0.747%63
Congregations per 10,000 people14.220th highest of 516.6618.354.764
Current asthma10.928th best of 47————
Current smoking18.246th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying2.6434th highest of 514.476.1617.564
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.1337th highest of 51————
Depression26.544th best of 49————
Diabetes18.443rd best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding1845th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone10.943rd best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs21.544th best of 47————
Disability-free score-1.743rd highest of 47-3.68-1.030.2864
Drug overdose deaths48.646th best of 5112.444.590.147
Effective general sales tax rate45th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate1.7337th highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate0.54940th highest of 520.1530.4250.81960
Effective property tax rate on income1.8446th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents2510th highest of 513.3929.481.264
Fair or poor health23.445th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter8.341st best of 517.38.39.663
Firearm fatalities24.950th best of 511322.146.457
Firearm share of suicides, standardised1214th highest of 5193.312515851
Firearm suicide rate9.9325th highest of 516.3610.92451
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.42%43rd best of 510.17%0.4%0.5%64
Gini index of income inequality0.49448th best of 520.370.480.55964
Has health insurance94.28th highest of 49————
Health score-1.2448th highest of 49-2.21-0.6320.23264
High blood pressure44.147th best of 49————
High cholesterol36.636th best of 49————
High school graduation0.839%33rd best of 480.625%0.88%0.995%63
Homeownership rate67.3%26th highest of 5250.5%71.9%96.9%64
Homicide rate15.949th best of 516.0112.840.648
Homicide rate, annual18.33rd highest of 516.6622.945.617
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.11727th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-4,37133rd highest of 51$-27,730$-1,409$27,01064
Infant mortality7.5349th best of 514.757.5212.935
Injury deaths11448th best of 5158.310717864
Life expectancy73.3 years47th best of 5168.2 years72.2 years78.5 years64
Mainline Protestant adherents3.6238th highest of 510.133.259.0364
Material security score-1.0249th highest of 51-3.95-0.8910.7264
Mean adjusted gross income per return$73,39648th best of 51$42,730$64,150$97,61064
Mean income of arriving households$58,22449th highest of 51$26,010$46,050$85,74064
Mean income of departing households$62,59547th highest of 51$29,070$45,880$77,88064
Mean travel time to work25.8 min33rd best of 5216.3 min27.6 min37.2 min64
Median age37.8 years39th highest of 5228.6 years39 years47.4 years64
Median gross rent$1,03834th highest of 52$576$806$1,61163
Median home value$208,70041st highest of 52$80,300$150,800$296,40064
Median household income$60,02348th best of 52$28,320$53,180$92,27064
Median household income (model-based)$58,27349th best of 51$34,600$53,030$89,56064
Median property tax bill1,14648th highest of 52$200 or less5552,42863
Meets aerobic guidelines5544th best of 49————
Membership organisations9.3234th best of 513.178.3821.164
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.29344th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income1138th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths1846th best of 519.5321.453.460
Net business formation rate0.87828th highest of 51-6.090.7667.1764
Net domestic migration rate-6.848th highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying-0.54344th highest of 51-3.06-0.4541.1364
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.66343rd highest of 51————
Obesity40.246th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.0643rd highest of 51000.3764
Other religion adherents2.4143rd highest of 5101.574.7364
People per tax return28th highest of 5122264
Per capita income$34,21148th best of 52$16,690$29,600$41,85064
Per capita personal income$58,99644th best of 51$36,440$50,320$78,61064
Poverty rate18.9%50th best of 526.32%21.1%36.7%64
Poverty rate (model-based)18.9%51st best of 5110.7%20.1%46.5%64
Premature mortality56347th best of 5140061682064
Preventable hospital stays3,42750th best of 511,2023,4568,44464
Private job growth1.4546th highest of 52-17.81.4324.664
Religious adherents63.33rd highest of 5126.159.111864
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202461.212th highest of 5114.968.493.364
Returns claiming charitable contributions4.77%34th highest of 511.47%3.35%7.76%64
Returns claiming the earned income credit24%2nd highest of 5115.9%25.7%42.9%64
Returns reporting capital gains13.1%48th highest of 515.25%10.3%19.7%64
Returns reporting unemployment compensation1.34%43rd highest of 510%1.3%3.84%64
Safety score-0.99943rd highest of 51-2.93-0.7640.40857
Share aged 65 and over16.3%40th highest of 5212.7%16.8%27.1%64
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.408%19th highest of 510%0.228%6.12%30
Share Asian, not Hispanic1.71%37th highest of 520%1.04%4.14%37
Share Black, not Hispanic30.8%4th highest of 528.21%28.9%64.1%63
Share divorced11.8%21st highest of 527.67%11.6%17.9%63
Share foreign-born4.73%40th highest of 520.547%2.97%14.1%43
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race6.95%38th highest of 521.44%3.95%18.2%60
Share in the same house a year ago87.1%16th highest of 5180.2%88.3%94.4%64
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.0557%23rd highest of 490%0%0.383%32
Share never married36.2%8th highest of 5223%34.3%53%64
Share now married45.7%49th highest of 5231.9%47.3%64.3%64
Share of births to unmarried women46.3%2nd highest of 520%48.4%100%38
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.46%19th highest of 520%0%1.18%18
Share of suicides by firearm65.6%4th highest of 5150%67%87%51
Share of taxes from alcohol0.29922nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income4.4436th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences1.615th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling2.963rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts39.37th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income1738th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums4.481st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences3.4631st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel2.2835th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences0.31450th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences1.0124th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes3.217th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property18.146th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.014637th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities0.58535th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales14.58th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance3.089th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.14810th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco0.86723rd highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic3.35%39th highest of 521.24%3.25%8.47%50
Share separated2.22%3rd highest of 521.34%2.38%4.63%59
Share White, not Hispanic56.2%38th highest of 5229%61.1%85.7%64
Share widowed6.31%12th highest of 523.75%6.64%11.9%64
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher26.6%49th best of 5210.7%16.6%42%64
State income tax as a share of income1.7335th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income5.9333rd highest of 50————
Suicide rate14.823rd best of 519.2516.431.845
Top state income tax rate4.25%35th highest of 50————
Total tax burden10.220th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health19.743rd best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health1543rd best of 47————
Unemployment rate3.72%37th best of 522.5%4.05%11.8%64
Vacancy rate14.8%9th highest of 528.12%17.2%41.9%64
Went without care over cost12.434th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost12,18548th best of 517,69413,15019,09064
Aggregate travel time to work47,567,000 min25th highest of 5229,520 min323,800 min4,564,000 min64
Business establishments99,98125th highest of 516460511,62064
Business establishments closed8,01927th highest of 51044.594564
Business establishments opened8,89327th highest of 51347.51,01464
Employed2,003,30026th highest of 521,10112,530215,30064
Foreign-born population218,45030th highest of 521061,61760,78043
Gross domestic product$318,040,000k25th highest of 51$157,400k$1,733,000k$44,140,000k64
Housing units2,094,00025th highest of 522,80414,320205,50064
Labour force2,080,60026th highest of 521,18113,120223,60064
Millionaire tax returns5,66029th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-31,23645th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units1,783,20026th highest of 521,62911,970177,00064
Owner-occupied housing units1,200,40026th highest of 521,1348,570110,30064
People covered by a tax return3,699,10026th highest of 512,87026,040347,50064
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move254,35028th highest of 51————
People who did not move3,205,90026th highest of 512,51423,580300,50064
Personal income$270,680,000k27th highest of 51$194,800k$1,653,000k$30,360,000k64
Population4,588,10025th highest of 513,84831,780450,90064
Population4,573,70025th highest of 513,76431,650448,50064
Population (firearm measures)4,359,90025th highest of 519,12540,760426,10051
Population (WONDER)4,573,70025th highest of 5131,750150,100448,50017
Population aged 15 and over3,718,00025th highest of 523,26425,450366,90064
Population aged 25 and over3,110,30025th highest of 522,88421,310303,60064
Population aged 65 and over753,85027th highest of 529245,24278,37064
Population below the poverty line848,77015th highest of 523275,81082,34064
Population below the poverty line839,49015th highest of 516556,03286,42064
Population for whom poverty status is determined4,494,50025th highest of 523,82131,000438,50064
Population for whom poverty status is determined4,441,70025th highest of 513,76030,580432,10064
Population in the same house one year ago4,022,90025th highest of 513,72128,580380,00064
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher825,79028th highest of 523793,208112,40064
Population, decennial census4,657,80025th highest of 514,14732,300456,80064
Presidential votes cast, 20242,007,00027th highest of 512,12814,700190,60064
Private jobs1,594,30027th highest of 525677,732221,60064
State and local tax collections$27,535,000k25th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$4,679,000k25th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$16,057,000k27th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed1,932,40027th highest of 511,55012,860193,80064
Total population4,621,00025th highest of 523,99232,120452,80064
Unemployed77,36325th highest of 52655458,26364
Vacant housing units310,83018th highest of 525972,34839,70064
Women aged 15 to 501,082,40025th highest of 527197,108119,00064
Women who gave birth in the past year60,09624th highest of 521797196,19841
Workers aged 16 and over who commute1,845,70025th highest of 521,15212,030193,30064

Links inside Louisiana

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within LAcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Louisiana, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.7864
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9764
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9764
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Louisiana, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9164
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Louisiana, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9064
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9764
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Louisiana, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9164
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9764
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Louisiana, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8964
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Louisiana, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8964
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9364
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Louisiana, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9364

What this state is divided into

64 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

East Baton Rouge Parish · Jefferson Parish · Orleans Parish · St. Tammany Parish · Lafayette Parish · Caddo Parish · Calcasieu Parish · Ouachita Parish · Livingston Parish · Tangipahoa Parish · Bossier Parish · Ascension Parish · Rapides Parish · Terrebonne Parish · Lafourche Parish · St. Landry Parish · Iberia Parish · Acadia Parish · Vermilion Parish · St. Charles Parish · St. Martin Parish · St. Mary Parish · Lincoln Parish · Vernon Parish · Washington Parish · St. Bernard Parish · St. John the Baptist Parish · Avoyelles Parish · Natchitoches Parish · Beauregard Parish · Webster Parish · Evangeline Parish · Jefferson Davis Parish · Iberville Parish · West Baton Rouge Parish · De Soto Parish · Morehouse Parish · Plaquemines Parish · Allen Parish · Grant Parish · Sabine Parish · Union Parish · Assumption Parish · Pointe Coupee Parish · Richland Parish · St. James Parish · Franklin Parish · East Feliciana Parish · Concordia Parish · West Feliciana Parish · Jackson Parish · LaSalle Parish · Claiborne Parish · Winn Parish · Bienville Parish · St. Helena Parish · Madison Parish · West Carroll Parish · Caldwell Parish · Catahoula Parish · Red River Parish · East Carroll Parish · Cameron Parish · Tensas Parish