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Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD)

Ascension Parish had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 64 counties in 2017, at $67,900. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $30,100. The median was $54,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest67,900Ascension Parish
Lowest30,100East Carroll Parish
Median54,30064 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 46,000 USDAllen Parish: 50,800 USDAscension Parish: 67,900 USDAssumption Parish: 56,600 USDAvoyelles Parish: 42,800 USDBeauregard Parish: 62,400 USDBienville Parish: 44,400 USDBossier Parish: 54,700 USDCaddo Parish: 54,700 USDCalcasieu Parish: 58,500 USDCaldwell Parish: 48,300 USDCameron Parish: 58,500 USDCatahoula Parish: 49,100 USDClaiborne Parish: 43,900 USDConcordia Parish: 39,400 USDDe Soto Parish: 54,700 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDEast Carroll Parish: 30,100 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDEvangeline Parish: 42,900 USDFranklin Parish: 44,700 USDGrant Parish: 54,300 USDIberia Parish: 54,000 USDIberville Parish: 55,600 USDJackson Parish: 47,500 USDJefferson Parish: 63,300 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 52,400 USDLafayette Parish: 65,500 USDLafourche Parish: 55,900 USDLaSalle Parish: 56,900 USDLincoln Parish: 54,100 USDLivingston Parish: 67,900 USDMadison Parish: 34,400 USDMorehouse Parish: 40,900 USDNatchitoches Parish: 46,700 USDOrleans Parish: 63,300 USDOuachita Parish: 52,600 USDPlaquemines Parish: 63,300 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 67,900 USDRapides Parish: 54,300 USDRed River Parish: 49,100 USDRichland Parish: 46,800 USDSabine Parish: 49,900 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Charles Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Helena Parish: 67,900 USDSt. James Parish: 64,100 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Landry Parish: 37,800 USDSt. Martin Parish: 65,500 USDSt. Mary Parish: 51,300 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 63,300 USDTangipahoa Parish: 56,600 USDTensas Parish: 35,900 USDTerrebonne Parish: 55,900 USDUnion Parish: 52,600 USDVermilion Parish: 59,100 USDVernon Parish: 53,700 USDWashington Parish: 42,700 USDWebster Parish: 47,100 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDWest Carroll Parish: 42,700 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDWinn Parish: 43,800 USD
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  • 64K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Ascension Parish: 67,900 USDAscension Parish67,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish67,900East Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish67,900Livingston Parish: 67,900 USDLivingston Parish67,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 67,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish67,900St. Helena Parish: 67,900 USDSt. Helena Parish67,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish67,900West Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish67,900Lafayette Parish: 65,500 USDLafayette Parish65,500St. Martin Parish: 65,500 USDSt. Martin Parish65,500St. James Parish: 64,100 USDSt. James Parish64,100Jefferson Parish: 63,300 USDJefferson Parish63,300Orleans Parish: 63,300 USDOrleans Parish63,300Plaquemines Parish: 63,300 USDPlaquemines Parish63,300St. Bernard Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Bernard Parish63,300St. Charles Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Charles Parish63,300St. John the Baptist Parish: 63,300 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish63,300St. Tammany Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Tammany Parish63,300Beauregard Parish: 62,400 USDBeauregard Parish62,400Vermilion Parish: 59,100 USDVermilion Parish59,100Calcasieu Parish: 58,500 USDCalcasieu Parish58,500Cameron Parish: 58,500 USDCameron Parish58,500LaSalle Parish: 56,900 USDLaSalle Parish56,900Assumption Parish: 56,600 USDAssumption Parish56,600Tangipahoa Parish: 56,600 USDTangipahoa Parish56,600Lafourche Parish: 55,900 USDLafourche Parish55,900Terrebonne Parish: 55,900 USDTerrebonne Parish55,900Iberville Parish: 55,600 USDIberville Parish55,600Bossier Parish: 54,700 USDBossier Parish54,700Caddo Parish: 54,700 USDCaddo Parish54,700De Soto Parish: 54,700 USDDe Soto Parish54,700Grant Parish: 54,300 USDGrant Parish54,300Rapides Parish: 54,300 USDRapides Parish54,300Lincoln Parish: 54,100 USDLincoln Parish54,100Iberia Parish: 54,000 USDIberia Parish54,000Vernon Parish: 53,700 USDVernon Parish53,700Ouachita Parish: 52,600 USDOuachita Parish52,600Union Parish: 52,600 USDUnion Parish52,600Jefferson Davis Parish: 52,400 USDJefferson Davis Parish52,400St. Mary Parish: 51,300 USDSt. Mary Parish51,300Ascension Parish: 67,900 USDAscension Parish67,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish67,900East Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish67,900Livingston Parish: 67,900 USDLivingston Parish67,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 67,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish67,900St. Helena Parish: 67,900 USDSt. Helena Parish67,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 67,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish67,900West Feliciana Parish: 67,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish67,900Lafayette Parish: 65,500 USDLafayette Parish65,500St. Martin Parish: 65,500 USDSt. Martin Parish65,500St. James Parish: 64,100 USDSt. James Parish64,100Jefferson Parish: 63,300 USDJefferson Parish63,300Orleans Parish: 63,300 USDOrleans Parish63,300Plaquemines Parish: 63,300 USDPlaquemines Parish63,300St. Bernard Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Bernard Parish63,300St. Charles Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Charles Parish63,300St. John the Baptist Parish: 63,300 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish63,300St. Tammany Parish: 63,300 USDSt. Tammany Parish63,300Beauregard Parish: 62,400 USDBeauregard Parish62,400Vermilion Parish: 59,100 USDVermilion Parish59,100Calcasieu Parish: 58,500 USDCalcasieu Parish58,500Cameron Parish: 58,500 USDCameron Parish58,500LaSalle Parish: 56,900 USDLaSalle Parish56,900Assumption Parish: 56,600 USDAssumption Parish56,600Tangipahoa Parish: 56,600 USDTangipahoa Parish56,600Lafourche Parish: 55,900 USDLafourche Parish55,900Terrebonne Parish: 55,900 USDTerrebonne Parish55,900Iberville Parish: 55,600 USDIberville Parish55,600Bossier Parish: 54,700 USDBossier Parish54,700Caddo Parish: 54,700 USDCaddo Parish54,700De Soto Parish: 54,700 USDDe Soto Parish54,700Grant Parish: 54,300 USDGrant Parish54,300Rapides Parish: 54,300 USDRapides Parish54,300Lincoln Parish: 54,100 USDLincoln Parish54,100Iberia Parish: 54,000 USDIberia Parish54,000Vernon Parish: 53,700 USDVernon Parish53,700Ouachita Parish: 52,600 USDOuachita Parish52,600Union Parish: 52,600 USDUnion Parish52,600Jefferson Davis Parish: 52,400 USDJefferson Davis Parish52,400St. Mary Parish: 51,300 USDSt. Mary Parish51,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Ascension Parish67,900+4.6%
1East Baton Rouge Parish67,900+4.6%
1East Feliciana Parish67,900+4.6%
1Livingston Parish67,900+4.6%
1Pointe Coupee Parish67,900+4.6%
1St. Helena Parish67,900+4.6%
1West Baton Rouge Parish67,900+4.6%
1West Feliciana Parish67,900+4.6%
9Lafayette Parish65,500-9.8%
9St. Martin Parish65,500-9.8%
11St. James Parish64,100-1.8%
12Jefferson Parish63,300+5.5%
12Orleans Parish63,300+5.5%
12Plaquemines Parish63,300+5.5%
12St. Bernard Parish63,300+5.5%
12St. Charles Parish63,300+5.5%
12St. John the Baptist Parish63,300+5.5%
12St. Tammany Parish63,300+5.5%
19Beauregard Parish62,400+2.5%
20Vermilion Parish59,100+6.5%
21Calcasieu Parish58,500+7.1%
21Cameron Parish58,500+7.1%
23LaSalle Parish56,900-0.4%
24Assumption Parish56,600-0.9%
24Tangipahoa Parish56,600+3.9%
26Lafourche Parish55,900-14.8%
26Terrebonne Parish55,900-14.8%
28Iberville Parish55,6000%
29Bossier Parish54,700-8.1%
29Caddo Parish54,700-8.1%
29De Soto Parish54,700-8.1%
32Grant Parish54,300+3.6%
32Rapides Parish54,300+3.6%
34Lincoln Parish54,100+2.9%
35Iberia Parish54,000+10%
36Vernon Parish53,700+1.1%
37Ouachita Parish52,600+1.2%
37Union Parish52,600+1.2%
39Jefferson Davis Parish52,400-1.3%
40St. Mary Parish51,300+2.6%
41Allen Parish50,800+2.4%
42Sabine Parish49,900+3.7%
43Catahoula Parish49,100+7.2%
43Red River Parish49,100+4%
45Caldwell Parish48,300-0.6%
46Jackson Parish47,500+1.7%
47Webster Parish47,100+3.3%
48Richland Parish46,800+1.1%
49Natchitoches Parish46,700-5.1%
50Acadia Parish46,000-3%
51Franklin Parish44,700+8.5%
52Bienville Parish44,400+2.3%
53Claiborne Parish43,900+8.1%
54Winn Parish43,800-5.6%
55Evangeline Parish42,900+1.9%
56Avoyelles Parish42,800+3.4%
57Washington Parish42,700-0.9%
57West Carroll Parish42,700-5.5%
59Morehouse Parish40,900+0.7%
60Concordia Parish39,400+0.8%
61St. Landry Parish37,800-16%
62Tensas Parish35,900-1.1%
63Madison Parish34,400+1.5%
64East Carroll Parish30,100-5%

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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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ascension Parish, with $67,900 in 2017, 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 $30,100 in 2017.

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