Best counties in Louisiana

Ranked by composite score — 64 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Cameron Parish	78.3	89.8	89	30.7
2	LaSalle Parish	77.5	90.4	87.8	27.2
3	West Carroll Parish	77	96.5	89.3	15.1
4	Catahoula Parish	76.2	94.1	87.2	14.6
5	Caldwell Parish	75.8	93.2	87.2	12.7
6	East Feliciana Parish	75.6	98	85.5	31
7	Winn Parish	75.6	93.4	90.4	13.7
8	Jackson Parish	75.4	93	88.2	11.7
9	Allen Parish	74.9	97.2	88.5	16.8
10	De Soto Parish	74.4	93.6	86.2	13.5
11	Bienville Parish	74.2	93.3	91.7	6.2
12	Madison Parish	74	95.8	90.1	7.7
13	Tensas Parish	73.9	94.1	89.3	6.9
14	Red River Parish	73.7	87.1	86.8	12.5
15	Beauregard Parish	73.3	93	83.9	25.8
16	Franklin Parish	73.1	93.2	87.3	12.2
17	West Feliciana Parish	73.1	87.7	76.5	31.9
18	Grant Parish	73	84.4	85.4	23.3
19	St. Helena Parish	73	90.4	87.4	16.2
20	Richland Parish	72.9	92.4	84.4	18
21	Union Parish	72.7	90.8	87.4	13.3
22	Pointe Coupee Parish	72.6	94.4	85.3	22.1
23	Claiborne Parish	72.5	91.9	91.8	4.1
24	West Baton Rouge Parish	72.5	85.6	74.7	40.4
25	Sabine Parish	72.2	91.5	88.5	17.4
26	Concordia Parish	72.1	91.5	86.3	7.8
27	East Carroll Parish	71.8	94.2	86.9	1.9
28	Jefferson Davis Parish	71.6	94.3	84.1	20.3
29	St. James Parish	71.3	87.4	83	25.5
30	Vermilion Parish	71.1	92.8	85.2	20.9
31	Assumption Parish	70.5	90.1	85.9	17.7
32	Natchitoches Parish	70.5	89.1	84.6	13.9
33	Iberville Parish	70.3	93	82.5	20.9
34	Acadia Parish	70	93.7	87.1	12.9
35	Avoyelles Parish	70	96.6	86.5	9.1
36	Lincoln Parish	70	88.2	84	8.2
37	Evangeline Parish	69.8	94.6	87.6	11
38	St. Martin Parish	69.6	90.9	84.1	18.2
39	Vernon Parish	69.6	87.1	80.5	21.4
40	Washington Parish	69.4	92.4	87.4	11.3
41	Morehouse Parish	69.2	90.2	86.4	7.5
42	St. Landry Parish	69.2	93.9	87.7	13.2
43	Webster Parish	69.1	91.6	86.4	7.8
44	Iberia Parish	68.1	92.4	81.9	21.1
45	Lafourche Parish	68.1	88.3	80.8	24.8
46	St. Mary Parish	67.9	91	84.9	17.2
47	Calcasieu Parish	67.1	89.8	75.9	27.7
48	Terrebonne Parish	67.1	89.6	77.5	25.7
49	Livingston Parish	66.9	88.4	72	34.7
50	St. Charles Parish	66.9	86.1	68.2	37
51	St. John the Baptist Parish	66.7	89.6	72.6	27.4
52	Rapides Parish	66.6	86.2	79.2	19.9
53	Tangipahoa Parish	66.6	90.1	77.5	20.8
54	Ouachita Parish	66.4	86.7	78.5	16.8
55	St. Bernard Parish	66.3	88	75.8	21
56	Plaquemines Parish	66.2	89.3	65	37.5
57	Ascension Parish	66.1	87.2	64.8	43.6
58	Lafayette Parish	66	86.3	73.4	27.6
59	Bossier Parish	65.6	84.2	70.6	26.7
60	Caddo Parish	64.5	85	77	16.1
61	Jefferson Parish	64.2	87.7	70.9	26
62	East Baton Rouge Parish	63.6	84.3	70	24.6
63	St. Tammany Parish	62.8	81.6	64.5	35.1
64	Orleans Parish	59.8	79.2	64.9	19.5