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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Louisiana
Among 64 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Morehouse Parish, LA (68.2, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Bienville Parish, LA (68.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Washington Parish, LA (68.9, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Louisiana counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 68.2 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 2 | Bienville Parish | LA | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 3 | Washington Parish | LA | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 4 | Webster Parish | LA | 69.5 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 5 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 69.6 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 6 | St. Helena Parish | LA | 70 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 7 | Winn Parish | LA | 70.1 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 8 | Madison Parish | LA | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 9 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 10 | Rapides Parish | LA | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 11 | Concordia Parish | LA | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 12 | Acadia Parish | LA | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 13 | Allen Parish | LA | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 14 | Caldwell Parish | LA | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 15 | Catahoula Parish | LA | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 16 | Franklin Parish | LA | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 17 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 18 | East Carroll Parish | LA | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 19 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 20 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 21 | Union Parish | LA | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 22 | Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 71.3 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 23 | Caddo Parish | LA | 71.4 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 24 | Richland Parish | LA | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 25 | Red River Parish | LA | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 26 | Iberia Parish | LA | 71.7 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 27 | West Carroll Parish | LA | 71.7 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 28 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 71.8 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 29 | Iberville Parish | LA | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 30 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 72 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 31 | Sabine Parish | LA | 72 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 32 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 33 | Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 34 | Tensas Parish | LA | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 35 | Grant Parish | LA | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 36 | LaSalle Parish | LA | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 37 | Vernon Parish | LA | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 39 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 40 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 41 | Jackson Parish | LA | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 42 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 43 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 44 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 45 | St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 46 | Orleans Parish | LA | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 47 | West Feliciana Parish | LA | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 48 | Claiborne Parish | LA | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 49 | De Soto Parish | LA | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 50 | Livingston Parish | LA | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 51 | Assumption Parish | LA | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 52 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 53 | St. James Parish | LA | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 54 | West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 55 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 56 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 57 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 58 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 59 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 60 | Plaquemines Parish | LA | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 61 | Bossier Parish | LA | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 62 | Ascension Parish | LA | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 63 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 64 | Cameron Parish | LA | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |