Jefferson Davis
Louisiana

What stands out

Three things set Jefferson Davis Parish apart from the other 3,142 counties: the property tax rate is in the bottom 2% of American counties (0.30%), the average temperature is in the top 4% of American counties (70°F), and rainfall is in the top 5% of American counties (56 inches a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 12th of 64 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. 32,277 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -327).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $52,470 a year, lower than 73% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $44,133. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 54% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,574 a year.

Home

The median home costs $150K, cheaper than 84% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $757 a month. Property tax is 0.30% of home value, roughly $446 a year on that median home, lower than 98% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 76% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 32 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 72.0 years, shorter than 88% of American counties. There are 20 active physicians in the county, about 6.2 per 10,000 people. 9.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

83% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 55 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 64% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 70°F, highs near 79 and lows near 60, warmer than 96% of American counties. About 56 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 88 out of 100, riskier than 88% of American counties; the county has had 42 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 138 Mbps down, slower than 75% of American counties. There are 8 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.