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These are the Louisiana parishes with the highest COVID-19 death rates

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BATON ROUGE, La. (Stacker) — As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county and parish therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors.

The United States, as of Dec. 8, had reached 791,705 COVID-19-related deaths and 49.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected, and though breakthrough infections are continuing to be studied by the CDC and other health organizations, vaccines have reduced the rate of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.


Stacker compiled a list of the parishes with the highest COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Parishes are ranked by the highest death rate per 100k residents as of Dec. 7, 2021. Keep reading to see whether your parish ranks among the highest COVID-19 death rates in your state.

50. Jefferson Parish

49. St. Tammany Parish

48. West Baton Rouge Parish

47. St. Martin Parish

46. LaSalle Parish

45. Calcasieu Parish

44. Terrebonne Parish

43. Bossier Parish

42. Vermilion Parish

41. Iberia Parish

40. Lafourche Parish

39. St. James Parish

38. Beauregard Parish

37. Vernon Parish

36. Grant Parish

35. Natchitoches Parish

34. Rapides Parish

33. Tangipahoa Parish

32. Pointe Coupee Parish

31. Caldwell Parish

30. Ouachita Parish

29. Iberville Parish

28. Webster Parish

27. Richland Parish

26. Sabine Parish

25. St. John the Baptist Parish

24. Acadia Parish

23. Jackson Parish

22. Caddo Parish

21. De Soto Parish

20. Jefferson Davis Parish

19. Concordia Parish

18. Winn Parish

17. Claiborne Parish

16. Evangeline Parish

15. St. Landry Parish

14. Avoyelles Parish

13. Allen Parish

12. St. Mary Parish

11. East Carroll Parish

10. Morehouse Parish

9. Washington Parish

8. West Carroll Parish

7. Madison Parish

6. Union Parish

5. Catahoula Parish

4. Red River Parish

3. Franklin Parish

2. Bienville Parish

1. East Feliciana Parish

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