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Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD)

Lafayette Parish had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2016, at $72,600. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $31,700. The median was $53,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest72,600Lafayette Parish
Lowest31,700East Carroll Parish
Median53,10064 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 47,400 USDAllen Parish: 49,600 USDAscension Parish: 64,900 USDAssumption Parish: 57,100 USDAvoyelles Parish: 41,400 USDBeauregard Parish: 60,900 USDBienville Parish: 43,400 USDBossier Parish: 59,500 USDCaddo Parish: 59,500 USDCalcasieu Parish: 54,600 USDCaldwell Parish: 48,600 USDCameron Parish: 54,600 USDCatahoula Parish: 45,800 USDClaiborne Parish: 40,600 USDConcordia Parish: 39,100 USDDe Soto Parish: 59,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDEast Carroll Parish: 31,700 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDEvangeline Parish: 42,100 USDFranklin Parish: 41,200 USDGrant Parish: 52,400 USDIberia Parish: 49,100 USDIberville Parish: 55,600 USDJackson Parish: 46,700 USDJefferson Parish: 60,000 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 53,100 USDLafayette Parish: 72,600 USDLafourche Parish: 65,600 USDLaSalle Parish: 57,100 USDLincoln Parish: 52,600 USDLivingston Parish: 64,900 USDMadison Parish: 33,900 USDMorehouse Parish: 40,600 USDNatchitoches Parish: 49,200 USDOrleans Parish: 60,000 USDOuachita Parish: 52,000 USDPlaquemines Parish: 60,000 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 64,900 USDRapides Parish: 52,400 USDRed River Parish: 47,200 USDRichland Parish: 46,300 USDSabine Parish: 48,100 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Charles Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Helena Parish: 64,900 USDSt. James Parish: 65,300 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 60,000 USDSt. Landry Parish: 45,000 USDSt. Martin Parish: 72,600 USDSt. Mary Parish: 50,000 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 60,000 USDTangipahoa Parish: 54,500 USDTensas Parish: 36,300 USDTerrebonne Parish: 65,600 USDUnion Parish: 52,000 USDVermilion Parish: 55,500 USDVernon Parish: 53,100 USDWashington Parish: 43,100 USDWebster Parish: 45,600 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDWest Carroll Parish: 45,200 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDWinn Parish: 46,400 USD
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  • 65K and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Lafayette Parish: 72,600 USDLafayette Parish72,600St. Martin Parish: 72,600 USDSt. Martin Parish72,600Lafourche Parish: 65,600 USDLafourche Parish65,600Terrebonne Parish: 65,600 USDTerrebonne Parish65,600St. James Parish: 65,300 USDSt. James Parish65,300Ascension Parish: 64,900 USDAscension Parish64,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish64,900East Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish64,900Livingston Parish: 64,900 USDLivingston Parish64,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 64,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish64,900St. Helena Parish: 64,900 USDSt. Helena Parish64,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish64,900West Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish64,900Beauregard Parish: 60,900 USDBeauregard Parish60,900Jefferson 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 Parish60,000Bossier Parish: 59,500 USDBossier Parish59,500Caddo Parish: 59,500 USDCaddo Parish59,500De Soto Parish: 59,500 USDDe Soto Parish59,500Assumption Parish: 57,100 USDAssumption Parish57,100LaSalle Parish: 57,100 USDLaSalle Parish57,100Iberville Parish: 55,600 USDIberville Parish55,600Vermilion Parish: 55,500 USDVermilion Parish55,500Calcasieu Parish: 54,600 USDCalcasieu Parish54,600Cameron Parish: 54,600 USDCameron Parish54,600Tangipahoa Parish: 54,500 USDTangipahoa Parish54,500Jefferson Davis Parish: 53,100 USDJefferson Davis Parish53,100Vernon Parish: 53,100 USDVernon Parish53,100Lincoln Parish: 52,600 USDLincoln Parish52,600Grant Parish: 52,400 USDGrant Parish52,400Rapides Parish: 52,400 USDRapides Parish52,400Ouachita Parish: 52,000 USDOuachita Parish52,000Union Parish: 52,000 USDUnion Parish52,000St. Mary Parish: 50,000 USDSt. Mary Parish50,000Allen Parish: 49,600 USDAllen Parish49,600Lafayette Parish: 72,600 USDLafayette Parish72,600St. Martin Parish: 72,600 USDSt. Martin Parish72,600Lafourche Parish: 65,600 USDLafourche Parish65,600Terrebonne Parish: 65,600 USDTerrebonne Parish65,600St. James Parish: 65,300 USDSt. James Parish65,300Ascension Parish: 64,900 USDAscension Parish64,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish64,900East Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish64,900Livingston Parish: 64,900 USDLivingston Parish64,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 64,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish64,900St. Helena Parish: 64,900 USDSt. Helena Parish64,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 64,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish64,900West Feliciana Parish: 64,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish64,900Beauregard Parish: 60,900 USDBeauregard Parish60,900Jefferson 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 Parish60,000Bossier Parish: 59,500 USDBossier Parish59,500Caddo Parish: 59,500 USDCaddo Parish59,500De Soto Parish: 59,500 USDDe Soto Parish59,500Assumption Parish: 57,100 USDAssumption Parish57,100LaSalle Parish: 57,100 USDLaSalle Parish57,100Iberville Parish: 55,600 USDIberville Parish55,600Vermilion Parish: 55,500 USDVermilion Parish55,500Calcasieu Parish: 54,600 USDCalcasieu Parish54,600Cameron Parish: 54,600 USDCameron Parish54,600Tangipahoa Parish: 54,500 USDTangipahoa Parish54,500Jefferson Davis Parish: 53,100 USDJefferson Davis Parish53,100Vernon Parish: 53,100 USDVernon Parish53,100Lincoln Parish: 52,600 USDLincoln Parish52,600Grant Parish: 52,400 USDGrant Parish52,400Rapides Parish: 52,400 USDRapides Parish52,400Ouachita Parish: 52,000 USDOuachita Parish52,000Union Parish: 52,000 USDUnion Parish52,000St. Mary Parish: 50,000 USDSt. Mary Parish50,000Allen Parish: 49,600 USDAllen Parish49,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Lafayette Parish72,600+14.7%
1St. Martin Parish72,600+14.7%
3Lafourche Parish65,600+11.8%
3Terrebonne Parish65,600+11.8%
5St. James Parish65,300-2.4%
6Ascension Parish64,900-0.9%
6East Baton Rouge Parish64,900-0.9%
6East Feliciana Parish64,900-0.9%
6Livingston Parish64,900-0.9%
6Pointe Coupee Parish64,900-0.9%
6St. Helena Parish64,900-0.9%
6West Baton Rouge Parish64,900-0.9%
6West Feliciana Parish64,900-0.9%
14Beauregard Parish60,900+1.7%
15Jefferson Parish60,0000%
15Orleans Parish60,0000%
15Plaquemines Parish60,0000%
15St. Bernard Parish60,0000%
15St. Charles Parish60,0000%
15St. John the Baptist Parish60,0000%
15St. Tammany Parish60,0000%
22Bossier Parish59,500+3.3%
22Caddo Parish59,500+3.3%
22De Soto Parish59,500+3.3%
25Assumption Parish57,100+0.2%
25LaSalle Parish57,100-7%
27Iberville Parish55,600-0.9%
28Vermilion Parish55,500-5.9%
29Calcasieu Parish54,600-8.1%
29Cameron Parish54,600-8.1%
31Tangipahoa Parish54,500+11.2%
32Jefferson Davis Parish53,100-5.5%
32Vernon Parish53,100-3.1%
34Lincoln Parish52,600-1.5%
35Grant Parish52,400+3.1%
35Rapides Parish52,400+3.1%
37Ouachita Parish52,000+4%
37Union Parish52,000+4%
39St. Mary Parish50,000-1.2%
40Allen Parish49,600-1.4%
41Natchitoches Parish49,200+3.8%
42Iberia Parish49,100-5.4%
43Caldwell Parish48,600-3.2%
44Sabine Parish48,100-3.2%
45Acadia Parish47,400+1.1%
46Red River Parish47,200+4.2%
47Jackson Parish46,700-5.7%
48Winn Parish46,400-1.7%
49Richland Parish46,300-3.7%
50Catahoula Parish45,800-0.2%
51Webster Parish45,600-3.8%
52West Carroll Parish45,200-2.4%
53St. Landry Parish45,000-7.8%
54Bienville Parish43,400-1.1%
55Washington Parish43,100+0.9%
56Evangeline Parish42,100-1.9%
57Avoyelles Parish41,400-2.1%
58Franklin Parish41,200-4%
59Claiborne Parish40,600-6.7%
59Morehouse Parish40,600-3.8%
61Concordia Parish39,100-7.6%
62Tensas Parish36,300-2.2%
63Madison Parish33,900-0.3%
64East Carroll Parish31,700-1.2%

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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.

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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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.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), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette Parish, with $72,600 in 2016, 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 $31,700 in 2016.

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