countyscore

Best Health Counties in Louisiana

Life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access Compare rankings across all 64 counties.

Average Health Score
36/100
Top County
Ascension Parish
Counties Ranked
64

Top 10

#1
Ascension Parish
LA
69/100
#2
Cameron Parish
LA
67/100
#3
St. Charles Parish
LA
66/100
#4
St. Tammany Parish
LA
58/100
#5
West Feliciana Parish
LA
57/100
#6
Bossier Parish
LA
54/100
#7
Livingston Parish
LA
53/100
#8
St. James Parish
LA
53/100
#9
West Baton Rouge Parish
LA
53/100
#10
Lafayette Parish
LA
52/100

All Louisiana Counties Ranked

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Ascension Parish, LA
68.8
41.2
2Cameron Parish, LA
66.7
75.1
3St. Charles Parish, LA
66.2
48.8
4St. Tammany Parish, LA
58.4
44.1
5West Feliciana Parish, LA
56.6
65.8
6Bossier Parish, LA
53.5
36.2
7Livingston Parish, LA
53.4
43.3
8St. James Parish, LA
53.4
51.8
9West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
52.9
46.9
10Lafayette Parish, LA
51.5
34.3
11Plaquemines Parish, LA
48.5
54.9
12East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
47.1
31.4
13Calcasieu Parish, LA
43.4
44.6
14Orleans Parish, LA
42.5
24
15St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
42.4
43.2
16Vernon Parish, LA
42.3
64.4
17Jefferson Parish, LA
42.2
34.2
18Lincoln Parish, LA
42.1
49.8
19Vermilion Parish, LA
42.1
57.6
20Lafourche Parish, LA
41.4
47.1
21East Feliciana Parish, LA
41.3
61.8
22De Soto Parish, LA
40.1
65.1
23St. Martin Parish, LA
39.7
47.6
24Beauregard Parish, LA
38.5
57.1
25Ouachita Parish, LA
37.4
35.3
26Terrebonne Parish, LA
37.4
43.5
27Jackson Parish, LA
36.7
64.2
28Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
36.3
53.1
29LaSalle Parish, LA
35.8
70.9
30Grant Parish, LA
34.4
53.8
31Tangipahoa Parish, LA
34.4
34.1
32Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
33.9
54.3
33Allen Parish, LA
33.2
68.4
34Assumption Parish, LA
32.6
69.4
35Iberville Parish, LA
32.4
52.2
36Union Parish, LA
32.3
66.8
37Rapides Parish, LA
32.1
36
38Caddo Parish, LA
31.4
47.7
39St. Bernard Parish, LA
30.7
42.5
40Acadia Parish, LA
30.4
55.4
41Catahoula Parish, LA
30.3
58.9
42Natchitoches Parish, LA
30.1
63.1
43Red River Parish, LA
29.4
64.2
44Washington Parish, LA
29.4
46.4
45Claiborne Parish, LA
28.4
68.8
46Iberia Parish, LA
28.4
59.3
47Madison Parish, LA
28
56.6
48Winn Parish, LA
27.5
67.8
49Sabine Parish, LA
26.7
63.8
50Richland Parish, LA
26.2
58.1
51Bienville Parish, LA
26
64.2
52West Carroll Parish, LA
26
68.4
53Caldwell Parish, LA
25.7
58.8
54Evangeline Parish, LA
24.9
50.6
55St. Helena Parish, LA
24.6
46.9
56St. Mary Parish, LA
24.3
48.9
57Webster Parish, LA
23.8
58.1
58St. Landry Parish, LA
23.4
46.1
59Morehouse Parish, LA
22.7
42.2
60East Carroll Parish, LA
22.5
63.3
61Franklin Parish, LA
22.5
54
62Avoyelles Parish, LA
22
58.3
63Tensas Parish, LA
21.7
59.6
64Concordia Parish, LA
21.4
45.8

Data Source

Health data from HealthByCounty. See full details at HealthByCounty. Data updated February 2026.