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Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD)

St. James Parish had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2015, at $66,900. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $32,100. The median was $54,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest66,900St. James Parish
Lowest32,100East Carroll Parish
Median54,10064 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 46,900 USDAllen Parish: 50,300 USDAscension Parish: 65,500 USDAssumption Parish: 57,000 USDAvoyelles Parish: 42,300 USDBeauregard Parish: 59,900 USDBienville Parish: 43,900 USDBossier Parish: 57,600 USDCaddo Parish: 57,600 USDCalcasieu Parish: 59,400 USDCaldwell Parish: 50,200 USDCameron Parish: 59,400 USDCatahoula Parish: 45,900 USDClaiborne Parish: 43,500 USDConcordia Parish: 42,300 USDDe Soto Parish: 57,600 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDEast Carroll Parish: 32,100 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDEvangeline Parish: 42,900 USDFranklin Parish: 42,900 USDGrant Parish: 50,800 USDIberia Parish: 51,900 USDIberville Parish: 56,100 USDJackson Parish: 49,500 USDJefferson Parish: 60,000 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 56,200 USDLafayette Parish: 63,300 USDLafourche Parish: 58,700 USDLaSalle Parish: 61,400 USDLincoln Parish: 53,400 USDLivingston Parish: 65,500 USDMadison Parish: 34,000 USDMorehouse Parish: 42,200 USDNatchitoches Parish: 47,400 USDOrleans Parish: 60,000 USDOuachita Parish: 50,000 USDPlaquemines Parish: 60,000 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 65,500 USDRapides Parish: 50,800 USDRed River Parish: 45,300 USDRichland Parish: 48,100 USDSabine Parish: 49,700 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Charles Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Helena Parish: 65,500 USDSt. James Parish: 66,900 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Landry Parish: 48,800 USDSt. Martin Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Mary Parish: 50,600 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 60,000 USDTangipahoa Parish: 49,000 USDTensas Parish: 37,100 USDTerrebonne Parish: 58,700 USDUnion Parish: 50,000 USDVermilion Parish: 59,000 USDVernon Parish: 54,800 USDWashington Parish: 42,700 USDWebster Parish: 47,400 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDWest Carroll Parish: 46,300 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDWinn Parish: 47,200 USD
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  • 54K to 59K
  • 59K to 62K
  • 62K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

St. James Parish: 66,900 USDSt. James Parish66,900Ascension Parish: 65,500 USDAscension Parish65,500East Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish65,500East Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish65,500Livingston Parish: 65,500 USDLivingston Parish65,500Pointe Coupee Parish: 65,500 USDPointe Coupee Parish65,500St. Helena Parish: 65,500 USDSt. Helena Parish65,500West Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish65,500West Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDWest Feliciana Parish65,500Lafayette Parish: 63,300 USDLafayette Parish63,300St. Martin Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Martin Parish63,300LaSalle Parish: 61,400 USDLaSalle Parish61,400Jefferson Parish: 60,000 USDJefferson Parish60,000Orleans Parish: 60,000 USDOrleans Parish60,000Plaquemines Parish: 60,000 USDPlaquemines Parish60,000St. Bernard Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Bernard Parish60,000St. Charles Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Charles Parish60,000St. John the Baptist Parish: 60,000 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish60,000St. Tammany Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Tammany Parish60,000Beauregard Parish: 59,900 USDBeauregard Parish59,900Calcasieu Parish: 59,400 USDCalcasieu Parish59,400Cameron Parish: 59,400 USDCameron Parish59,400Vermilion Parish: 59,000 USDVermilion Parish59,000Lafourche Parish: 58,700 USDLafourche Parish58,700Terrebonne Parish: 58,700 USDTerrebonne Parish58,700Bossier Parish: 57,600 USDBossier Parish57,600Caddo Parish: 57,600 USDCaddo Parish57,600De Soto Parish: 57,600 USDDe Soto Parish57,600Assumption Parish: 57,000 USDAssumption Parish57,000Jefferson Davis Parish: 56,200 USDJefferson Davis Parish56,200Iberville Parish: 56,100 USDIberville Parish56,100Vernon Parish: 54,800 USDVernon Parish54,800Lincoln Parish: 53,400 USDLincoln Parish53,400Iberia Parish: 51,900 USDIberia Parish51,900Grant Parish: 50,800 USDGrant Parish50,800Rapides Parish: 50,800 USDRapides Parish50,800St. Mary Parish: 50,600 USDSt. Mary Parish50,600Allen Parish: 50,300 USDAllen Parish50,300Caldwell Parish: 50,200 USDCaldwell Parish50,200Ouachita Parish: 50,000 USDOuachita Parish50,000St. James Parish: 66,900 USDSt. James Parish66,900Ascension Parish: 65,500 USDAscension Parish65,500East Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish65,500East Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish65,500Livingston Parish: 65,500 USDLivingston Parish65,500Pointe Coupee Parish: 65,500 USDPointe Coupee Parish65,500St. Helena Parish: 65,500 USDSt. Helena Parish65,500West Baton Rouge Parish: 65,500 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish65,500West Feliciana Parish: 65,500 USDWest Feliciana Parish65,500Lafayette Parish: 63,300 USDLafayette Parish63,300St. Martin Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Martin Parish63,300LaSalle Parish: 61,400 USDLaSalle Parish61,400Jefferson Parish: 60,000 USDJefferson Parish60,000Orleans Parish: 60,000 USDOrleans Parish60,000Plaquemines Parish: 60,000 USDPlaquemines Parish60,000St. Bernard Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Bernard Parish60,000St. Charles Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Charles Parish60,000St. John the Baptist Parish: 60,000 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish60,000St. Tammany Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Tammany Parish60,000Beauregard Parish: 59,900 USDBeauregard Parish59,900Calcasieu Parish: 59,400 USDCalcasieu Parish59,400Cameron Parish: 59,400 USDCameron Parish59,400Vermilion Parish: 59,000 USDVermilion Parish59,000Lafourche Parish: 58,700 USDLafourche Parish58,700Terrebonne Parish: 58,700 USDTerrebonne Parish58,700Bossier Parish: 57,600 USDBossier Parish57,600Caddo Parish: 57,600 USDCaddo Parish57,600De Soto Parish: 57,600 USDDe Soto Parish57,600Assumption Parish: 57,000 USDAssumption Parish57,000Jefferson Davis Parish: 56,200 USDJefferson Davis Parish56,200Iberville Parish: 56,100 USDIberville Parish56,100Vernon Parish: 54,800 USDVernon Parish54,800Lincoln Parish: 53,400 USDLincoln Parish53,400Iberia Parish: 51,900 USDIberia Parish51,900Grant Parish: 50,800 USDGrant Parish50,800Rapides Parish: 50,800 USDRapides Parish50,800St. Mary Parish: 50,600 USDSt. Mary Parish50,600Allen Parish: 50,300 USDAllen Parish50,300Caldwell Parish: 50,200 USDCaldwell Parish50,200Ouachita Parish: 50,000 USDOuachita Parish50,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1St. James Parish66,900+1.5%
2Ascension Parish65,500-1.4%
2East Baton Rouge Parish65,500-1.4%
2East Feliciana Parish65,500-1.4%
2Livingston Parish65,500-1.4%
2Pointe Coupee Parish65,500-1.4%
2St. Helena Parish65,500-1.4%
2West Baton Rouge Parish65,500-1.4%
2West Feliciana Parish65,500-1.4%
10Lafayette Parish63,300-1.4%
10St. Martin Parish63,300-1.4%
12LaSalle Parish61,400+3.7%
13Jefferson Parish60,000+2%
13Orleans Parish60,000+2%
13Plaquemines Parish60,000+2%
13St. Bernard Parish60,000+2%
13St. Charles Parish60,000+2%
13St. John the Baptist Parish60,000+2%
13St. Tammany Parish60,000+2%
20Beauregard Parish59,900+8.7%
21Calcasieu Parish59,400+6.3%
21Cameron Parish59,400+6.3%
23Vermilion Parish59,000+3.7%
24Lafourche Parish58,700+4.8%
24Terrebonne Parish58,700+4.8%
26Bossier Parish57,600-3.5%
26Caddo Parish57,600-3.5%
26De Soto Parish57,600-3.5%
29Assumption Parish57,000+4.6%
30Jefferson Davis Parish56,200-1.6%
31Iberville Parish56,100+1.6%
32Vernon Parish54,800+2.6%
33Lincoln Parish53,400+2.7%
34Iberia Parish51,900-7.2%
35Grant Parish50,800+10.2%
35Rapides Parish50,800+10.2%
37St. Mary Parish50,600+2.4%
38Allen Parish50,300+4.8%
39Caldwell Parish50,200-2.3%
40Ouachita Parish50,000+6.6%
40Union Parish50,000+6.6%
42Sabine Parish49,700+3.8%
43Jackson Parish49,500-4.3%
44Tangipahoa Parish49,000+1.2%
45St. Landry Parish48,800+5.2%
46Richland Parish48,100+4.1%
47Natchitoches Parish47,400+7%
47Webster Parish47,400+1.1%
49Winn Parish47,200+11.1%
50Acadia Parish46,900-3.1%
51West Carroll Parish46,300+7.9%
52Catahoula Parish45,900+6.5%
53Red River Parish45,300-3.8%
54Bienville Parish43,900+9.5%
55Claiborne Parish43,500+4.8%
56Evangeline Parish42,900-5.5%
56Franklin Parish42,900-4%
58Washington Parish42,700+7.6%
59Avoyelles Parish42,300+3.9%
59Concordia Parish42,300+0.2%
61Morehouse Parish42,200+2.9%
62Tensas Parish37,100+4.8%
63Madison Parish34,000-8.4%
64East Carroll Parish32,100+4.2%

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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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.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), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

St. James Parish, with $66,900 in 2015, 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)?

East Carroll Parish, with $32,100 in 2015.

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