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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 2019, at $73,500. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $28,500. The median was $57,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest73,500Ascension Parish
Lowest28,500East Carroll Parish
Median57,20064 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Acadia Parish: 51,100 USDAllen Parish: 56,300 USDAscension Parish: 73,500 USDAssumption Parish: 63,100 USDAvoyelles Parish: 49,300 USDBeauregard Parish: 62,700 USDBienville Parish: 47,600 USDBossier Parish: 57,500 USDCaddo Parish: 57,500 USDCalcasieu Parish: 57,200 USDCaldwell Parish: 47,200 USDCameron Parish: 57,200 USDCatahoula Parish: 56,700 USDClaiborne Parish: 40,800 USDConcordia Parish: 42,700 USDDe Soto Parish: 57,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDEast Carroll Parish: 28,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDEvangeline Parish: 45,400 USDFranklin Parish: 47,700 USDGrant Parish: 57,600 USDIberia Parish: 48,300 USDIberville Parish: 59,100 USDJackson Parish: 50,800 USDJefferson Parish: 67,400 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 57,800 USDLafayette Parish: 66,000 USDLafourche Parish: 60,800 USDLaSalle Parish: 45,100 USDLincoln Parish: 57,200 USDLivingston Parish: 73,500 USDMadison Parish: 36,300 USDMorehouse Parish: 39,500 USDNatchitoches Parish: 49,900 USDOrleans Parish: 67,400 USDOuachita Parish: 51,200 USDPlaquemines Parish: 67,400 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 73,500 USDRapides Parish: 57,600 USDRed River Parish: 51,600 USDRichland Parish: 48,400 USDSabine Parish: 55,600 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Charles Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Helena Parish: 73,500 USDSt. James Parish: 66,600 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Landry Parish: 43,000 USDSt. Martin Parish: 66,000 USDSt. Mary Parish: 53,300 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 67,400 USDTangipahoa Parish: 66,300 USDTensas Parish: 34,400 USDTerrebonne Parish: 60,800 USDUnion Parish: 51,200 USDVermilion Parish: 62,000 USDVernon Parish: 56,500 USDWashington Parish: 47,000 USDWebster Parish: 45,800 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDWest Carroll Parish: 49,200 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDWinn Parish: 43,900 USD
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  • 46K to 51K
  • 51K to 57K
  • 57K to 62K
  • 62K to 67K
  • 67K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Ascension Parish: 73,500 USDAscension Parish73,500East Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish73,500East Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish73,500Livingston Parish: 73,500 USDLivingston Parish73,500Pointe Coupee Parish: 73,500 USDPointe Coupee Parish73,500St. Helena Parish: 73,500 USDSt. Helena Parish73,500West Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish73,500West Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDWest Feliciana Parish73,500Jefferson Parish: 67,400 USDJefferson Parish67,400Orleans Parish: 67,400 USDOrleans Parish67,400Plaquemines Parish: 67,400 USDPlaquemines Parish67,400St. Bernard Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Bernard Parish67,400St. Charles Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Charles Parish67,400St. John the Baptist Parish: 67,400 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish67,400St. Tammany Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Tammany Parish67,400St. James Parish: 66,600 USDSt. James Parish66,600Tangipahoa Parish: 66,300 USDTangipahoa Parish66,300Lafayette Parish: 66,000 USDLafayette Parish66,000St. Martin Parish: 66,000 USDSt. Martin Parish66,000Assumption Parish: 63,100 USDAssumption Parish63,100Beauregard Parish: 62,700 USDBeauregard Parish62,700Vermilion Parish: 62,000 USDVermilion Parish62,000Lafourche Parish: 60,800 USDLafourche Parish60,800Terrebonne Parish: 60,800 USDTerrebonne Parish60,800Iberville Parish: 59,100 USDIberville Parish59,100Jefferson Davis Parish: 57,800 USDJefferson Davis Parish57,800Grant Parish: 57,600 USDGrant Parish57,600Rapides Parish: 57,600 USDRapides Parish57,600Bossier Parish: 57,500 USDBossier Parish57,500Caddo Parish: 57,500 USDCaddo Parish57,500De Soto Parish: 57,500 USDDe Soto Parish57,500Calcasieu Parish: 57,200 USDCalcasieu Parish57,200Cameron Parish: 57,200 USDCameron Parish57,200Lincoln Parish: 57,200 USDLincoln Parish57,200Catahoula Parish: 56,700 USDCatahoula Parish56,700Vernon Parish: 56,500 USDVernon Parish56,500Allen Parish: 56,300 USDAllen Parish56,300Sabine Parish: 55,600 USDSabine Parish55,600St. Mary Parish: 53,300 USDSt. Mary Parish53,300Red River Parish: 51,600 USDRed River Parish51,600Ascension Parish: 73,500 USDAscension Parish73,500East Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish73,500East Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDEast Feliciana Parish73,500Livingston Parish: 73,500 USDLivingston Parish73,500Pointe Coupee Parish: 73,500 USDPointe Coupee Parish73,500St. Helena Parish: 73,500 USDSt. Helena Parish73,500West Baton Rouge Parish: 73,500 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish73,500West Feliciana Parish: 73,500 USDWest Feliciana Parish73,500Jefferson Parish: 67,400 USDJefferson Parish67,400Orleans Parish: 67,400 USDOrleans Parish67,400Plaquemines Parish: 67,400 USDPlaquemines Parish67,400St. Bernard Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Bernard Parish67,400St. Charles Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Charles Parish67,400St. John the Baptist Parish: 67,400 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish67,400St. Tammany Parish: 67,400 USDSt. Tammany Parish67,400St. James Parish: 66,600 USDSt. James Parish66,600Tangipahoa Parish: 66,300 USDTangipahoa Parish66,300Lafayette Parish: 66,000 USDLafayette Parish66,000St. Martin Parish: 66,000 USDSt. Martin Parish66,000Assumption Parish: 63,100 USDAssumption Parish63,100Beauregard Parish: 62,700 USDBeauregard Parish62,700Vermilion Parish: 62,000 USDVermilion Parish62,000Lafourche Parish: 60,800 USDLafourche Parish60,800Terrebonne Parish: 60,800 USDTerrebonne Parish60,800Iberville Parish: 59,100 USDIberville Parish59,100Jefferson Davis Parish: 57,800 USDJefferson Davis Parish57,800Grant Parish: 57,600 USDGrant Parish57,600Rapides Parish: 57,600 USDRapides Parish57,600Bossier Parish: 57,500 USDBossier Parish57,500Caddo Parish: 57,500 USDCaddo Parish57,500De Soto Parish: 57,500 USDDe Soto Parish57,500Calcasieu Parish: 57,200 USDCalcasieu Parish57,200Cameron Parish: 57,200 USDCameron Parish57,200Lincoln Parish: 57,200 USDLincoln Parish57,200Catahoula Parish: 56,700 USDCatahoula Parish56,700Vernon Parish: 56,500 USDVernon Parish56,500Allen Parish: 56,300 USDAllen Parish56,300Sabine Parish: 55,600 USDSabine Parish55,600St. Mary Parish: 53,300 USDSt. Mary Parish53,300Red River Parish: 51,600 USDRed River Parish51,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Ascension Parish73,500-1.7%
1East Baton Rouge Parish73,500-1.7%
1East Feliciana Parish73,500-1.7%
1Livingston Parish73,500-1.7%
1Pointe Coupee Parish73,500-1.7%
1St. Helena Parish73,500-1.7%
1West Baton Rouge Parish73,500-1.7%
1West Feliciana Parish73,500-1.7%
9Jefferson Parish67,400+2.7%
9Orleans Parish67,400+2.7%
9Plaquemines Parish67,400+2.7%
9St. Bernard Parish67,400+2.7%
9St. Charles Parish67,400+2.7%
9St. John the Baptist Parish67,400+2.7%
9St. Tammany Parish67,400+2.7%
16St. James Parish66,600+3.3%
17Tangipahoa Parish66,300+4.7%
18Lafayette Parish66,000-6.3%
18St. Martin Parish66,000-6.3%
20Assumption Parish63,100+0.3%
21Beauregard Parish62,700+0.3%
22Vermilion Parish62,000+2.8%
23Lafourche Parish60,800-1.3%
23Terrebonne Parish60,800-1.3%
25Iberville Parish59,100-1.3%
26Jefferson Davis Parish57,800+7%
27Grant Parish57,600+4%
27Rapides Parish57,600+4%
29Bossier Parish57,500-8.3%
29Caddo Parish57,500-8.3%
29De Soto Parish57,500-8.3%
32Calcasieu Parish57,200-4.7%
32Cameron Parish57,200-4.7%
32Lincoln Parish57,200+2.3%
35Catahoula Parish56,700+6.2%
36Vernon Parish56,500+1.8%
37Allen Parish56,300+3.3%
38Sabine Parish55,600+3.7%
39St. Mary Parish53,300+3.3%
40Red River Parish51,600+3.4%
41Ouachita Parish51,200-1.9%
41Union Parish51,200-1.9%
43Acadia Parish51,100+3.4%
44Jackson Parish50,800+6.3%
45Natchitoches Parish49,900+6.6%
46Avoyelles Parish49,300+10.5%
47West Carroll Parish49,200-0.4%
48Richland Parish48,400+0.6%
49Iberia Parish48,300-16.1%
50Franklin Parish47,700+4.6%
51Bienville Parish47,600+7.2%
52Caldwell Parish47,200-5.4%
53Washington Parish47,000+6.1%
54Webster Parish45,800-1.7%
55Evangeline Parish45,400+8.1%
56LaSalle Parish45,100-14.6%
57Winn Parish43,900+1.9%
58St. Landry Parish43,000-2.3%
59Concordia Parish42,700-3.6%
60Claiborne Parish40,800-7.1%
61Morehouse Parish39,500+0.8%
62Madison Parish36,300+8.4%
63Tensas Parish34,400-2.8%
64East Carroll Parish28,500-3.7%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ascension Parish, with $73,500 in 2019, 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 $28,500 in 2019.

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