Mapped: Louisiana health rankings by parish
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Most of Louisiana's parishes are more likely to have conditions that lead to poor health, 2025 County Health Rankings show.
Why it matters: The rankings take a holistic approach to considering health outcomes from exercise opportunities and students' reading scores to access to broadband internet and affordable housing.
The big picture: "Community conditions, such as access to transportation, safe housing, jobs that pay a living wage and well-resourced schools, are known as the social determinants of health," says the report, which is produced annually by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
- The research indicates that a general swath of the U.S. that stretches across the South from Southern California into parts of Appalachia is more likely to have the conditions that lead to poorer health outcomes.
Zoom in: That includes most of Louisiana, except for the River Parishes, Cameron Parish and Bossier Parish.
Go deeper: Explore the national map below, and read the report.
