Counties in Louisiana by median household income

Ascension Parish had the highest median household income of 64 counties in 2023, at $92,266. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $28,321. The median was $53,177 and the figure for Louisiana was $60,023. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92,266Ascension Parish
Median53,17764 counties
Louisiana60,023History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 92,266 USD92,266West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 87,320 USD87,320Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 82,874 USD82,874St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 82,172 USD82,172St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 79,277 USD79,277Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 78,617 USD78,617West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 74,277 USD74,277East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 72,899 USD72,899Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 72,500 USD72,500Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 67,849 USD67,849Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 67,660 USD67,660St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 67,418 USD67,418LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 67,077 USD67,077Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 66,336 USD66,336Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 65,246 USD65,246Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 64,995 USD64,995Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 64,819 USD64,819St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 64,536 USD64,536Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 63,439 USD63,439East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 63,075 USD63,075Grant ParishGrant Parish: 61,112 USD61,112Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 59,351 USD59,351Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 58,281 USD58,281Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 57,811 USD57,811St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 57,638 USD57,638Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 57,537 USD57,537Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 57,459 USD57,459Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 57,256 USD57,256Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 56,500 USD56,500Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 55,946 USD55,946Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 55,339 USD55,339St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 53,394 USD53,394Richland ParishRichland Parish: 52,960 USD52,960Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 52,546 USD52,546Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 52,047 USD52,047St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 51,768 USD51,768Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 51,241 USD51,241Allen ParishAllen Parish: 51,138 USD51,138St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 50,193 USD50,193Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 50,067 USD50,067
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Ascension Parish92,266-1.6%
2West Baton Rouge Parish87,320+8.5%
3Plaquemines Parish82,874+6.3%
4St. Charles Parish82,172+3.8%
5St. Tammany Parish79,277+3.1%
6Livingston Parish78,617+0.8%
7West Feliciana Parish74,277+3.2%
8East Feliciana Parish72,899+12.7%
9Cameron Parish72,500+3.8%
10Calcasieu Parish67,849+5.4%
11Lafayette Parish67,660+1.6%
12St. John the Baptist Parish67,418+3.5%
13LaSalle Parish67,077+11.9%
14Bossier Parish66,336+2.7%
15Jefferson Parish65,246+3.1%
16Beauregard Parish64,995-5.2%
17Terrebonne Parish64,819+2.7%
18St. James Parish64,536+2.5%
19Lafourche Parish63,439+3.4%
20East Baton Rouge Parish63,075+1.6%
21Grant Parish61,112+6.5%
22Pointe Coupee Parish59,351+11.9%
23Vernon Parish58,281+3.1%
24Iberia Parish57,811+4.7%
25St. Bernard Parish57,638+3.2%
26Vermilion Parish57,537+2.4%
27Iberville Parish57,459-3.3%
28Tangipahoa Parish57,256+3.6%
29Jefferson Davis Parish56,500+7.7%
30Rapides Parish55,946+1%
31Orleans Parish55,339+8.3%
32St. Martin Parish53,394+5.1%
33Richland Parish52,960+10%
34Assumption Parish52,546+11.7%
35Sabine Parish52,047+27.6%
36St. Mary Parish51,768+9.4%
37Ouachita Parish51,241+4%
38Allen Parish51,138-3.1%
39St. Helena Parish50,193+8.2%
40Caddo Parish50,067+5.2%
41West Carroll Parish48,514+7.7%
42Catahoula Parish47,753-1%
43Natchitoches Parish46,798+13.3%
44Winn Parish46,368+3.2%
45De Soto Parish46,077-7.5%
46Union Parish45,743-2.8%
47St. Landry Parish45,637+2.6%
48Acadia Parish45,266+0.6%
49Caldwell Parish44,957-1.6%
50Red River Parish44,539+1.6%
51Franklin Parish44,103+7.2%
52Jackson Parish43,345+7.3%
53Washington Parish42,776+2.3%
54Evangeline Parish42,273+22.4%
55Avoyelles Parish39,439+1.9%
56Lincoln Parish38,035+2.8%
57Webster Parish37,396+9.1%
58Concordia Parish37,349-4.1%
59Madison Parish37,267+8%
60Morehouse Parish36,981-2.4%
61Tensas Parish36,074+1.2%
62Bienville Parish34,992+2.1%
63Claiborne Parish31,784-0.8%
64East Carroll Parish28,321-8.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Ascension Parish, with $92,266 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

East Carroll Parish, with $28,321 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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