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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 2022, at $88,900. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $35,300. The median was $64,650. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest88,900Ascension Parish
Lowest35,300East Carroll Parish
Median64,65064 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 63,000 USDAllen Parish: 63,700 USDAscension Parish: 88,900 USDAssumption Parish: 66,700 USDAvoyelles Parish: 54,900 USDBeauregard Parish: 72,500 USDBienville Parish: 49,300 USDBossier Parish: 65,500 USDCaddo Parish: 65,500 USDCalcasieu Parish: 75,000 USDCaldwell Parish: 54,000 USDCameron Parish: 75,000 USDCatahoula Parish: 66,300 USDClaiborne Parish: 39,400 USDConcordia Parish: 51,300 USDDe Soto Parish: 65,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDEast Carroll Parish: 35,300 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDEvangeline Parish: 47,400 USDFranklin Parish: 47,500 USDGrant Parish: 63,800 USDIberia Parish: 60,000 USDIberville Parish: 63,600 USDJackson Parish: 57,200 USDJefferson Parish: 81,900 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 67,000 USDLafayette Parish: 84,400 USDLafourche Parish: 69,400 USDLaSalle Parish: 57,300 USDLincoln Parish: 61,000 USDLivingston Parish: 88,900 USDMadison Parish: 40,300 USDMorehouse Parish: 47,300 USDNatchitoches Parish: 54,000 USDOrleans Parish: 81,900 USDOuachita Parish: 58,500 USDPlaquemines Parish: 81,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 88,900 USDRapides Parish: 63,800 USDRed River Parish: 52,800 USDRichland Parish: 49,600 USDSabine Parish: 58,000 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Charles Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Helena Parish: 88,900 USDSt. James Parish: 72,700 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Landry Parish: 51,400 USDSt. Martin Parish: 84,400 USDSt. Mary Parish: 56,500 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 81,900 USDTangipahoa Parish: 69,700 USDTensas Parish: 37,800 USDTerrebonne Parish: 69,400 USDUnion Parish: 58,500 USDVermilion Parish: 70,500 USDVernon Parish: 66,000 USDWashington Parish: 52,100 USDWebster Parish: 42,800 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDWest Carroll Parish: 55,600 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDWinn Parish: 54,600 USD
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  • 65K to 71K
  • 71K to 82K
  • 82K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Ascension Parish: 88,900 USDAscension Parish88,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish88,900East Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish88,900Livingston Parish: 88,900 USDLivingston Parish88,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 88,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish88,900St. Helena Parish: 88,900 USDSt. Helena Parish88,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish88,900West Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish88,900Lafayette Parish: 84,400 USDLafayette Parish84,400St. Martin Parish: 84,400 USDSt. Martin Parish84,400Jefferson Parish: 81,900 USDJefferson Parish81,900Orleans Parish: 81,900 USDOrleans Parish81,900Plaquemines Parish: 81,900 USDPlaquemines Parish81,900St. Bernard Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Bernard Parish81,900St. Charles Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Charles Parish81,900St. John the Baptist Parish: 81,900 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish81,900St. Tammany Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Tammany Parish81,900Calcasieu Parish: 75,000 USDCalcasieu Parish75,000Cameron Parish: 75,000 USDCameron Parish75,000St. James Parish: 72,700 USDSt. James Parish72,700Beauregard Parish: 72,500 USDBeauregard Parish72,500Vermilion Parish: 70,500 USDVermilion Parish70,500Tangipahoa Parish: 69,700 USDTangipahoa Parish69,700Lafourche Parish: 69,400 USDLafourche Parish69,400Terrebonne Parish: 69,400 USDTerrebonne Parish69,400Jefferson Davis Parish: 67,000 USDJefferson Davis Parish67,000Assumption Parish: 66,700 USDAssumption Parish66,700Catahoula Parish: 66,300 USDCatahoula Parish66,300Vernon Parish: 66,000 USDVernon Parish66,000Bossier Parish: 65,500 USDBossier Parish65,500Caddo Parish: 65,500 USDCaddo Parish65,500De Soto Parish: 65,500 USDDe Soto Parish65,500Grant Parish: 63,800 USDGrant Parish63,800Rapides Parish: 63,800 USDRapides Parish63,800Allen Parish: 63,700 USDAllen Parish63,700Iberville Parish: 63,600 USDIberville Parish63,600Acadia Parish: 63,000 USDAcadia Parish63,000Lincoln Parish: 61,000 USDLincoln Parish61,000Iberia Parish: 60,000 USDIberia Parish60,000Ouachita Parish: 58,500 USDOuachita Parish58,500Ascension Parish: 88,900 USDAscension Parish88,900East Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish88,900East Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDEast Feliciana Parish88,900Livingston Parish: 88,900 USDLivingston Parish88,900Pointe Coupee Parish: 88,900 USDPointe Coupee Parish88,900St. Helena Parish: 88,900 USDSt. Helena Parish88,900West Baton Rouge Parish: 88,900 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish88,900West Feliciana Parish: 88,900 USDWest Feliciana Parish88,900Lafayette Parish: 84,400 USDLafayette Parish84,400St. Martin Parish: 84,400 USDSt. Martin Parish84,400Jefferson Parish: 81,900 USDJefferson Parish81,900Orleans Parish: 81,900 USDOrleans Parish81,900Plaquemines Parish: 81,900 USDPlaquemines Parish81,900St. Bernard Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Bernard Parish81,900St. Charles Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Charles Parish81,900St. John the Baptist Parish: 81,900 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish81,900St. Tammany Parish: 81,900 USDSt. Tammany Parish81,900Calcasieu Parish: 75,000 USDCalcasieu Parish75,000Cameron Parish: 75,000 USDCameron Parish75,000St. James Parish: 72,700 USDSt. James Parish72,700Beauregard Parish: 72,500 USDBeauregard Parish72,500Vermilion Parish: 70,500 USDVermilion Parish70,500Tangipahoa Parish: 69,700 USDTangipahoa Parish69,700Lafourche Parish: 69,400 USDLafourche Parish69,400Terrebonne Parish: 69,400 USDTerrebonne Parish69,400Jefferson Davis Parish: 67,000 USDJefferson Davis Parish67,000Assumption Parish: 66,700 USDAssumption Parish66,700Catahoula Parish: 66,300 USDCatahoula Parish66,300Vernon Parish: 66,000 USDVernon Parish66,000Bossier Parish: 65,500 USDBossier Parish65,500Caddo Parish: 65,500 USDCaddo Parish65,500De Soto Parish: 65,500 USDDe Soto Parish65,500Grant Parish: 63,800 USDGrant Parish63,800Rapides Parish: 63,800 USDRapides Parish63,800Allen Parish: 63,700 USDAllen Parish63,700Iberville Parish: 63,600 USDIberville Parish63,600Acadia Parish: 63,000 USDAcadia Parish63,000Lincoln Parish: 61,000 USDLincoln Parish61,000Iberia Parish: 60,000 USDIberia Parish60,000Ouachita Parish: 58,500 USDOuachita Parish58,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Ascension Parish88,900+12.1%
1East Baton Rouge Parish88,900+12.1%
1East Feliciana Parish88,900+12.1%
1Livingston Parish88,900+12.1%
1Pointe Coupee Parish88,900+12.1%
1St. Helena Parish88,900+12.1%
1West Baton Rouge Parish88,900+12.1%
1West Feliciana Parish88,900+12.1%
9Lafayette Parish84,400+17.1%
9St. Martin Parish84,400+17.1%
11Jefferson Parish81,900+16.8%
11Orleans Parish81,900+16.8%
11Plaquemines Parish81,900+16.8%
11St. Bernard Parish81,900+16.8%
11St. Charles Parish81,900+16.8%
11St. John the Baptist Parish81,900+16.8%
11St. Tammany Parish81,900+16.8%
18Calcasieu Parish75,000+9.6%
18Cameron Parish75,000+9.6%
20St. James Parish72,700+9.8%
21Beauregard Parish72,500+7.6%
22Vermilion Parish70,500+8.5%
23Tangipahoa Parish69,700+15.2%
24Lafourche Parish69,400+2.7%
24Terrebonne Parish69,400+2.7%
26Jefferson Davis Parish67,000+17.8%
27Assumption Parish66,700+13.1%
28Catahoula Parish66,300+11.2%
29Vernon Parish66,000+11.1%
30Bossier Parish65,500+7.7%
30Caddo Parish65,500+7.7%
30De Soto Parish65,500+7.7%
33Grant Parish63,800+5.5%
33Rapides Parish63,800+5.5%
35Allen Parish63,700+9.3%
36Iberville Parish63,600+5.1%
37Acadia Parish63,000+11.3%
38Lincoln Parish61,000+5%
39Iberia Parish60,000+6%
40Ouachita Parish58,500-8.3%
40Union Parish58,500-8.3%
42Sabine Parish58,000+5.8%
43LaSalle Parish57,300+12.8%
44Jackson Parish57,200+10.6%
45St. Mary Parish56,500+6%
46West Carroll Parish55,600+13.9%
47Avoyelles Parish54,900+7.4%
48Winn Parish54,600+18.7%
49Caldwell Parish54,000+15.4%
49Natchitoches Parish54,000+14.9%
51Red River Parish52,800-0.2%
52Washington Parish52,100+9.5%
53St. Landry Parish51,400+20.1%
54Concordia Parish51,300+8.7%
55Richland Parish49,600+6.7%
56Bienville Parish49,300+17.1%
57Franklin Parish47,500-1.7%
58Evangeline Parish47,400+6.5%
59Morehouse Parish47,300+2.8%
60Webster Parish42,800+4.9%
61Madison Parish40,300+16.8%
62Claiborne Parish39,400+0.5%
63Tensas Parish37,800+12.8%
64East Carroll Parish35,300+10%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ascension Parish, with $88,900 in 2022, 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 $35,300 in 2022.

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