Counties in Louisiana by gini index

East Carroll Parish had the highest gini index of 64 counties in 2022, at 60.6 index. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 37.3 index. The median was 47.9 index and the figure for Louisiana was 49.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest37.3Cameron Parish
Median47.964 counties
Louisiana49.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 60.6 index60.6Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 56 index56Madison ParishMadison Parish: 53.8 index53.8Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 53.2 index53.2Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 52.5 index52.5Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 52.4 index52.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 52.4 index52.4Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 51.9 index51.9Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 51.2 index51.2East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 51.2 index51.2Union ParishUnion Parish: 51.1 index51.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 51 index51Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 50.8 index50.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 50.7 index50.7Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 50.6 index50.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 50.5 index50.5Webster ParishWebster Parish: 50.3 index50.3St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 50.1 index50.1St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 49.8 index49.8Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 49.7 index49.7Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 49.5 index49.5De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 49.2 index49.2Winn ParishWinn Parish: 49.1 index49.1Richland ParishRichland Parish: 49 index49East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 49 index49Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 48.9 index48.9Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 48.8 index48.8Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 48.3 index48.3Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 48.3 index48.3St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 48.3 index48.3Washington ParishWashington Parish: 48.2 index48.2Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 47.9 index47.9West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 47.9 index47.9Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 47.8 index47.8Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 47.8 index47.8St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 47.7 index47.7St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 47.6 index47.6Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 47.5 index47.5Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 47.5 index47.5Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 47.4 index47.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1East Carroll Parish60.6-8
2Orleans Parish56-0.4
3Madison Parish53.8+3.5
4Natchitoches Parish53.2+0.1
5Caldwell Parish52.5-2.2
6Lincoln Parish52.4+0.1
7Caddo Parish52.4-0.4
8Ouachita Parish51.9-0.2
9Tensas Parish51.2+5
10East Baton Rouge Parish51.2+0.1
11Union Parish51.1-3
12Claiborne Parish510
13Avoyelles Parish50.8+0.3
14Morehouse Parish50.7+1.5
15Pointe Coupee Parish50.6-0.2
16Franklin Parish50.5+0.7
17Webster Parish50.3+2.9
18St. Landry Parish50.1+0.8
19St. Helena Parish49.8+0.8
20Lafayette Parish49.7+0.1
21Concordia Parish49.5-3.9
22De Soto Parish49.2-0.2
23Winn Parish49.1-0.8
24Richland Parish49+0.1
25East Feliciana Parish49+0.4
26Evangeline Parish48.9-0.3
27Sabine Parish48.8-0.7
28Assumption Parish48.3-0.7
29Lafourche Parish48.3+0.4
30St. Mary Parish48.3+0.4
31Washington Parish48.2+0.2
32Rapides Parish47.9-0.4
33West Feliciana Parish47.9+1.5
34Acadia Parish47.8+0.3
35Jefferson Parish47.8-0.3
36St. Martin Parish47.7+0.9
37St. Bernard Parish47.6+0.8
38Tangipahoa Parish47.5-1
39Terrebonne Parish47.5-0.8
40Calcasieu Parish47.4-0.1
41Iberia Parish47.2+0.9
42Bienville Parish47-0.7
43Plaquemines Parish46.9-0.2
44Vermilion Parish46.7+2.2
45St. Tammany Parish46.3-0.1
46Allen Parish46.2+0.1
47Jackson Parish46-0.9
48Jefferson Davis Parish45.9-2.2
49Bossier Parish45.9-0.8
50Iberville Parish45.8-1
51Catahoula Parish45.7-1.2
52Vernon Parish45.5+0.7
53Red River Parish45.5+0.2
54LaSalle Parish45.1-0.7
55West Carroll Parish44.5-0.5
56St. John the Baptist Parish44.3-0.4
57St. Charles Parish43.8-0.3
58St. James Parish43.5-0.7
59Grant Parish43.3-0.4
60Beauregard Parish42.1-1.8
61Ascension Parish41.9+0.5
62Livingston Parish41.1+0.9
63West Baton Rouge Parish38.7+0.5
64Cameron Parish37.3-3.9

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About this ranking

Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Eurostat, equivalised disposable income after social transfers (EU-SILC), for the EU and its countries. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. For the United States, ACS five-year estimate B19083 measures inequality in household money income before taxes. Census publishes a coefficient from 0 to 1; Invokely multiplies it by 100. The displayed year is the final year of the five-year period. Negative household incomes are treated as zero. This differs from the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income and should not be treated as directly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

East Carroll Parish, with 60.6 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Cameron Parish, with 37.3 index in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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