Lafayette Parish, LA
County in Louisiana, South · ranked on 51 metrics
Lafayette Parish, LA is a county in Louisiana with a population of 261,224 (285th of 3,094). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (443rd of 3,094), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (552nd of 3,094), Adults with Obesity (%) (tied 592nd of 2,916). It ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (2,280th of 3,094), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (2,147th of 3,092).
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Percentile on 20 metrics that rank at least half of all US counties, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 51st of 2,91698
- Climate by County (1991–2020 Averages)120th of 3,05096
- Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 2024443rd of 3,09486
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 471st of 2,91683
- Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 2024552nd of 3,09482
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 592nd of 2,91679
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 837th of 2,91671
- Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 20241,266th of 3,09459
- Median Household Income$67,451Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 20241,376th of 3,09356
- Adults Who Smoke (%)15.9%Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 1,360th of 2,91653
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Climate by County (1991–2020 Averages)2,928th of 3,0504
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 2,132nd of 2,91626
- Poverty Rate (%)17.1%Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 20242,280th of 3,09426
- Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 2024tied 2,265th of 3,09027
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 2,093rd of 2,91628
- Housing, Income and Commutes by County (Census) · 20242,147th of 3,09231
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 1,979th of 2,91632
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 1,624th of 2,91644
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2022tied 1,686th of 3,09445
- Health of Adults by County (CDC PLACES) · 2023tied 1,514th of 2,91647
Profile by category
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Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US counties
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 19 widely reported measures from 7 categories, leaving out size and totals
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA84% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Lafayette Parish, LA?
- Lafayette Parish, LA has a population of 261,224, 285th among 3,094 US counties.
- What does Lafayette Parish, LA rank best at?
- Among US counties, Lafayette Parish, LA ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (443rd of 3,094); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (552nd of 3,094); Adults with Obesity (%) (tied 592nd of 2,916).
- Where does Lafayette Parish, LA rank worst?
- Lafayette Parish, LA ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (2,280th of 3,094); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (2,147th of 3,092).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Lafayette Parish, LA?
- Rankodex ranks Lafayette Parish, LA on 51 statistics compared with other US counties, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
51 metrics with a value for this place, in 13 topics