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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 2023, at $83,300. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $37,700. The median was $69,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest83,300Ascension Parish
Lowest37,700East Carroll Parish
Median69,20064 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 68,400 USDAllen Parish: 65,600 USDAscension Parish: 83,300 USDAssumption Parish: 71,100 USDAvoyelles Parish: 53,300 USDBeauregard Parish: 81,700 USDBienville Parish: 53,400 USDBossier Parish: 69,500 USDCaddo Parish: 69,500 USDCalcasieu Parish: 81,700 USDCaldwell Parish: 67,600 USDCameron Parish: 81,700 USDCatahoula Parish: 63,600 USDClaiborne Parish: 43,400 USDConcordia Parish: 53,700 USDDe Soto Parish: 69,500 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDEast Carroll Parish: 37,700 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDEvangeline Parish: 46,800 USDFranklin Parish: 55,200 USDGrant Parish: 62,800 USDIberia Parish: 67,800 USDIberville Parish: 69,700 USDJackson Parish: 61,200 USDJefferson Parish: 82,000 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 73,300 USDLafayette Parish: 82,600 USDLafourche Parish: 81,300 USDLaSalle Parish: 76,300 USDLincoln Parish: 63,800 USDLivingston Parish: 83,300 USDMadison Parish: 47,200 USDMorehouse Parish: 52,700 USDNatchitoches Parish: 60,500 USDOrleans Parish: 82,000 USDOuachita Parish: 63,600 USDPlaquemines Parish: 82,000 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 83,300 USDRapides Parish: 62,800 USDRed River Parish: 61,700 USDRichland Parish: 59,000 USDSabine Parish: 60,800 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Charles Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Helena Parish: 83,300 USDSt. James Parish: 82,300 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Landry Parish: 52,400 USDSt. Martin Parish: 82,600 USDSt. Mary Parish: 62,200 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 82,000 USDTangipahoa Parish: 78,600 USDTensas Parish: 46,200 USDTerrebonne Parish: 81,300 USDUnion Parish: 63,600 USDVermilion Parish: 77,300 USDVernon Parish: 68,900 USDWashington Parish: 53,100 USDWebster Parish: 45,300 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDWest Carroll Parish: 64,200 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDWinn Parish: 62,000 USD
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  • 54K to 63K
  • 63K to 69K
  • 69K to 81K
  • 81K to 82K
  • 82K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Ascension Parish: 83,300 USDAscension Parish83,300East Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish83,300East Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDEast Feliciana Parish83,300Livingston Parish: 83,300 USDLivingston Parish83,300Pointe Coupee Parish: 83,300 USDPointe Coupee Parish83,300St. Helena Parish: 83,300 USDSt. Helena Parish83,300West Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish83,300West Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDWest Feliciana Parish83,300Lafayette Parish: 82,600 USDLafayette Parish82,600St. Martin Parish: 82,600 USDSt. Martin Parish82,600St. James Parish: 82,300 USDSt. James Parish82,300Jefferson Parish: 82,000 USDJefferson Parish82,000Orleans Parish: 82,000 USDOrleans Parish82,000Plaquemines Parish: 82,000 USDPlaquemines Parish82,000St. Bernard Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Bernard Parish82,000St. Charles Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Charles Parish82,000St. John the Baptist Parish: 82,000 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish82,000St. Tammany Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Tammany Parish82,000Beauregard Parish: 81,700 USDBeauregard Parish81,700Calcasieu Parish: 81,700 USDCalcasieu Parish81,700Cameron Parish: 81,700 USDCameron Parish81,700Lafourche Parish: 81,300 USDLafourche Parish81,300Terrebonne Parish: 81,300 USDTerrebonne Parish81,300Tangipahoa Parish: 78,600 USDTangipahoa Parish78,600Vermilion Parish: 77,300 USDVermilion Parish77,300LaSalle Parish: 76,300 USDLaSalle Parish76,300Jefferson Davis Parish: 73,300 USDJefferson Davis Parish73,300Assumption Parish: 71,100 USDAssumption Parish71,100Iberville Parish: 69,700 USDIberville Parish69,700Bossier Parish: 69,500 USDBossier Parish69,500Caddo Parish: 69,500 USDCaddo Parish69,500De Soto Parish: 69,500 USDDe Soto Parish69,500Vernon Parish: 68,900 USDVernon Parish68,900Acadia Parish: 68,400 USDAcadia Parish68,400Iberia Parish: 67,800 USDIberia Parish67,800Caldwell Parish: 67,600 USDCaldwell Parish67,600Allen Parish: 65,600 USDAllen Parish65,600West Carroll Parish: 64,200 USDWest Carroll Parish64,200Lincoln Parish: 63,800 USDLincoln Parish63,800Catahoula Parish: 63,600 USDCatahoula Parish63,600Ascension Parish: 83,300 USDAscension Parish83,300East Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish83,300East Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDEast Feliciana Parish83,300Livingston Parish: 83,300 USDLivingston Parish83,300Pointe Coupee Parish: 83,300 USDPointe Coupee Parish83,300St. Helena Parish: 83,300 USDSt. Helena Parish83,300West Baton Rouge Parish: 83,300 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish83,300West Feliciana Parish: 83,300 USDWest Feliciana Parish83,300Lafayette Parish: 82,600 USDLafayette Parish82,600St. Martin Parish: 82,600 USDSt. Martin Parish82,600St. James Parish: 82,300 USDSt. James Parish82,300Jefferson Parish: 82,000 USDJefferson Parish82,000Orleans Parish: 82,000 USDOrleans Parish82,000Plaquemines Parish: 82,000 USDPlaquemines Parish82,000St. Bernard Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Bernard Parish82,000St. Charles Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Charles Parish82,000St. John the Baptist Parish: 82,000 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish82,000St. Tammany Parish: 82,000 USDSt. Tammany Parish82,000Beauregard Parish: 81,700 USDBeauregard Parish81,700Calcasieu Parish: 81,700 USDCalcasieu Parish81,700Cameron Parish: 81,700 USDCameron Parish81,700Lafourche Parish: 81,300 USDLafourche Parish81,300Terrebonne Parish: 81,300 USDTerrebonne Parish81,300Tangipahoa Parish: 78,600 USDTangipahoa Parish78,600Vermilion Parish: 77,300 USDVermilion Parish77,300LaSalle Parish: 76,300 USDLaSalle Parish76,300Jefferson Davis Parish: 73,300 USDJefferson Davis Parish73,300Assumption Parish: 71,100 USDAssumption Parish71,100Iberville Parish: 69,700 USDIberville Parish69,700Bossier Parish: 69,500 USDBossier Parish69,500Caddo Parish: 69,500 USDCaddo Parish69,500De Soto Parish: 69,500 USDDe Soto Parish69,500Vernon Parish: 68,900 USDVernon Parish68,900Acadia Parish: 68,400 USDAcadia Parish68,400Iberia Parish: 67,800 USDIberia Parish67,800Caldwell Parish: 67,600 USDCaldwell Parish67,600Allen Parish: 65,600 USDAllen Parish65,600West Carroll Parish: 64,200 USDWest Carroll Parish64,200Lincoln Parish: 63,800 USDLincoln Parish63,800Catahoula Parish: 63,600 USDCatahoula Parish63,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Ascension Parish83,300-6.3%
1East Baton Rouge Parish83,300-6.3%
1East Feliciana Parish83,300-6.3%
1Livingston Parish83,300-6.3%
1Pointe Coupee Parish83,300-6.3%
1St. Helena Parish83,300-6.3%
1West Baton Rouge Parish83,300-6.3%
1West Feliciana Parish83,300-6.3%
9Lafayette Parish82,600-2.1%
9St. Martin Parish82,600-2.1%
11St. James Parish82,300+13.2%
12Jefferson Parish82,000+0.1%
12Orleans Parish82,000+0.1%
12Plaquemines Parish82,000+0.1%
12St. Bernard Parish82,000+0.1%
12St. Charles Parish82,000+0.1%
12St. John the Baptist Parish82,000+0.1%
12St. Tammany Parish82,000+0.1%
19Beauregard Parish81,700+12.7%
19Calcasieu Parish81,700+8.9%
19Cameron Parish81,700+8.9%
22Lafourche Parish81,300+17.1%
22Terrebonne Parish81,300+17.1%
24Tangipahoa Parish78,600+12.8%
25Vermilion Parish77,300+9.6%
26LaSalle Parish76,300+33.2%
27Jefferson Davis Parish73,300+9.4%
28Assumption Parish71,100+6.6%
29Iberville Parish69,700+9.6%
30Bossier Parish69,500+6.1%
30Caddo Parish69,500+6.1%
30De Soto Parish69,500+6.1%
33Vernon Parish68,900+4.4%
34Acadia Parish68,400+8.6%
35Iberia Parish67,800+13%
36Caldwell Parish67,600+25.2%
37Allen Parish65,600+3%
38West Carroll Parish64,200+15.5%
39Lincoln Parish63,800+4.6%
40Catahoula Parish63,600-4.1%
40Ouachita Parish63,600+8.7%
40Union Parish63,600+8.7%
43Grant Parish62,800-1.6%
43Rapides Parish62,800-1.6%
45St. Mary Parish62,200+10.1%
46Winn Parish62,000+13.6%
47Red River Parish61,700+16.9%
48Jackson Parish61,200+7%
49Sabine Parish60,800+4.8%
50Natchitoches Parish60,500+12%
51Richland Parish59,000+19%
52Franklin Parish55,200+16.2%
53Concordia Parish53,700+4.7%
54Bienville Parish53,400+8.3%
55Avoyelles Parish53,300-2.9%
56Washington Parish53,100+1.9%
57Morehouse Parish52,700+11.4%
58St. Landry Parish52,400+1.9%
59Madison Parish47,200+17.1%
60Evangeline Parish46,800-1.3%
61Tensas Parish46,200+22.2%
62Webster Parish45,300+5.8%
63Claiborne Parish43,400+10.2%
64East Carroll Parish37,700+6.8%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Louisiana by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ascension Parish, with $83,300 in 2023, 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 $37,700 in 2023.

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