Over half a million Louisianans have diabetes. Here's the data for each parish.

In 2022, there were over half a million Louisiana adults who had been diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their lives, according to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention .

On average, 13% of Louisiana adults had a diabetes diagnosis — higher than the U.S. average at 11.6% . The percentage of adults with diabetes increased with age, reaching 29.2% among those aged 65 years or older, according to the CDC.

People with diabetes are at high risk of heart disease, stroke and other serious complications, the CDC says — including kidney failure, blindness and lower-limb amputations.

These parishes had the highest percentages of adults with a diabetes diagnosis in 2022, reported in 2025 by C ounty Health Rankings and Roadmaps , in descending order:

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