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Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2026

St. Tammany Parish had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2026, at $107,700. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at $46,500. The median was $78,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest107,700St. Tammany Parish
Lowest46,500Claiborne Parish
Median78,15064 counties

Top 40 counties, 2026

St. Tammany Parish: 107,700 USDSt. Tammany Parish107,700Ascension Parish: 94,500 USDAscension Parish94,500East Baton Rouge Parish: 94,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish94,500East Feliciana Parish: 94,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish94,500Livingston Parish: 94,500 USDLivingston Parish94,500Pointe Coupee Parish: 94,500 USDPointe Coupee Parish94,500St. Helena Parish: 94,500 USDSt. Helena Parish94,500West Baton Rouge Parish: 94,500 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish94,500West Feliciana Parish: 94,500 USDWest Feliciana Parish94,500St. James Parish: 94,000 USDSt. James Parish94,000Calcasieu Parish: 93,000 USDCalcasieu Parish93,000Cameron Parish: 93,000 USDCameron Parish93,000LaSalle Parish: 90,600 USDLaSalle Parish90,600Lafayette Parish: 90,300 USDLafayette Parish90,300St. Martin Parish: 90,300 USDSt. Martin Parish90,300Jefferson Parish: 88,600 USDJefferson Parish88,600Orleans Parish: 88,600 USDOrleans Parish88,600Plaquemines Parish: 88,600 USDPlaquemines Parish88,600St. Bernard Parish: 88,600 USDSt. Bernard Parish88,600St. Charles Parish: 88,600 USDSt. Charles Parish88,600St. John the Baptist Parish: 88,600 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish88,600Lafourche Parish: 86,600 USDLafourche Parish86,600Terrebonne Parish: 86,600 USDTerrebonne Parish86,600Beauregard Parish: 86,000 USDBeauregard Parish86,000Grant Parish: 83,300 USDGrant Parish83,300Rapides Parish: 83,300 USDRapides Parish83,300Jefferson Davis Parish: 79,300 USDJefferson Davis Parish79,300Bossier Parish: 79,200 USDBossier Parish79,200Caddo Parish: 79,200 USDCaddo Parish79,200De Soto Parish: 79,200 USDDe Soto Parish79,200Ouachita Parish: 78,700 USDOuachita Parish78,700Union Parish: 78,700 USDUnion Parish78,700Assumption Parish: 77,600 USDAssumption Parish77,600Caldwell Parish: 77,300 USDCaldwell Parish77,300Vermilion Parish: 76,400 USDVermilion Parish76,400Iberville Parish: 75,500 USDIberville Parish75,500Iberia Parish: 75,400 USDIberia Parish75,400St. Landry Parish: 74,100 USDSt. Landry Parish74,100West Carroll Parish: 71,800 USDWest Carroll Parish71,800Natchitoches Parish: 71,500 USDNatchitoches Parish71,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1St. Tammany Parish107,700+9.9%
2Ascension Parish94,500+3.1%
2East Baton Rouge Parish94,500+3.1%
2East Feliciana Parish94,500+3.1%
2Livingston Parish94,500+3.1%
2Pointe Coupee Parish94,500+3.1%
2St. Helena Parish94,500+3.1%
2West Baton Rouge Parish94,500+3.1%
2West Feliciana Parish94,500+3.1%
10St. James Parish94,000-0.7%
11Calcasieu Parish93,000+2.1%
11Cameron Parish93,000+2.1%
13LaSalle Parish90,600-1.7%
14Lafayette Parish90,300+6.6%
14St. Martin Parish90,300+6.6%
16Jefferson Parish88,600-1.3%
16Orleans Parish88,600-1.3%
16Plaquemines Parish88,600-1.3%
16St. Bernard Parish88,600-1.3%
16St. Charles Parish88,600-1.3%
16St. John the Baptist Parish88,600-1.3%
22Lafourche Parish86,600+14.4%
22Terrebonne Parish86,600+14.4%
24Beauregard Parish86,000+1.2%
25Grant Parish83,300+6.8%
25Rapides Parish83,300+6.8%
27Jefferson Davis Parish79,300-1.6%
28Bossier Parish79,200-3.1%
28Caddo Parish79,200-3.1%
28De Soto Parish79,200-3.1%
31Ouachita Parish78,700+7.2%
31Union Parish78,700+7.2%
33Assumption Parish77,600+0.5%
34Caldwell Parish77,300-10.9%
35Vermilion Parish76,400-4.9%
36Iberville Parish75,500-4.4%
37Iberia Parish75,400-0.1%
38St. Landry Parish74,100+18%
39West Carroll Parish71,800-6.8%
40Natchitoches Parish71,500-1.5%
41Vernon Parish70,200-2.2%
42St. Mary Parish69,600-1.4%
43Acadia Parish69,100-0.1%
44Sabine Parish68,200-0.6%
45Lincoln Parish67,800-4.2%
46Richland Parish67,500-2.3%
47Red River Parish65,900+3.9%
48Tangipahoa Parish65,800-18.2%
49Winn Parish65,400-3.8%
50Washington Parish65,100+0.3%
51Jackson Parish63,300+4.8%
52Allen Parish62,500-4.1%
53Catahoula Parish62,200-5.3%
54Bienville Parish58,300+5.4%
55Evangeline Parish58,1000%
56Franklin Parish58,000-1.2%
57Webster Parish55,900+5.1%
58Morehouse Parish54,700+1.1%
59Concordia Parish54,200+0.4%
60Avoyelles Parish53,600-2%
61Madison Parish52,000+3.2%
62Tensas Parish48,500-11.7%
63East Carroll Parish48,400+21.3%
64Claiborne Parish46,500-1.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

St. Tammany Parish, with $107,700 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Claiborne Parish, with $46,500 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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