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

All 64 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Tammany Parish | 107,700 |
| 2 | Ascension Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | East Feliciana Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | Livingston Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | St. Helena Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 94,500 |
| 2 | West Feliciana Parish | 94,500 |
| 10 | St. James Parish | 94,000 |
| 11 | Calcasieu Parish | 93,000 |
| 11 | Cameron Parish | 93,000 |
| 13 | LaSalle Parish | 90,600 |
| 14 | Lafayette Parish | 90,300 |
| 14 | St. Martin Parish | 90,300 |
| 16 | Jefferson Parish | 88,600 |
| 16 | Orleans Parish | 88,600 |
| 16 | Plaquemines Parish | 88,600 |
| 16 | St. Bernard Parish | 88,600 |
| 16 | St. Charles Parish | 88,600 |
| 16 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 88,600 |
| 22 | Lafourche Parish | 86,600 |
| 22 | Terrebonne Parish | 86,600 |
| 24 | Beauregard Parish | 86,000 |
| 25 | Grant Parish | 83,300 |
| 25 | Rapides Parish | 83,300 |
| 27 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 79,300 |
| 28 | Bossier Parish | 79,200 |
| 28 | Caddo Parish | 79,200 |
| 28 | De Soto Parish | 79,200 |
| 31 | Ouachita Parish | 78,700 |
| 31 | Union Parish | 78,700 |
| 33 | Assumption Parish | 77,600 |
| 34 | Caldwell Parish | 77,300 |
| 35 | Vermilion Parish | 76,400 |
| 36 | Iberville Parish | 75,500 |
| 37 | Iberia Parish | 75,400 |
| 38 | St. Landry Parish | 74,100 |
| 39 | West Carroll Parish | 71,800 |
| 40 | Natchitoches Parish | 71,500 |
| 41 | Vernon Parish | 70,200 |
| 42 | St. Mary Parish | 69,600 |
| 43 | Acadia Parish | 69,100 |
| 44 | Sabine Parish | 68,200 |
| 45 | Lincoln Parish | 67,800 |
| 46 | Richland Parish | 67,500 |
| 47 | Red River Parish | 65,900 |
| 48 | Tangipahoa Parish | 65,800 |
| 49 | Winn Parish | 65,400 |
| 50 | Washington Parish | 65,100 |
| 51 | Jackson Parish | 63,300 |
| 52 | Allen Parish | 62,500 |
| 53 | Catahoula Parish | 62,200 |
| 54 | Bienville Parish | 58,300 |
| 55 | Evangeline Parish | 58,100 |
| 56 | Franklin Parish | 58,000 |
| 57 | Webster Parish | 55,900 |
| 58 | Morehouse Parish | 54,700 |
| 59 | Concordia Parish | 54,200 |
| 60 | Avoyelles Parish | 53,600 |
| 61 | Madison Parish | 52,000 |
| 62 | Tensas Parish | 48,500 |
| 63 | East Carroll Parish | 48,400 |
| 64 | Claiborne Parish | 46,500 |