Counties in Louisiana by per capita personal income

St. Tammany Parish had the highest per capita personal income of 64 counties in 2013, at $52,796. Grant Parish had the lowest, at $28,156. The median was $36,293 and the figure for Louisiana was $41,009. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest52,796St. Tammany Parish
Lowest28,156Grant Parish
Median36,29364 counties
Louisiana41,009History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 37,019 USDAllen Parish: 29,708 USDAscension Parish: 44,435 USDAssumption Parish: 41,915 USDAvoyelles Parish: 35,014 USDBeauregard Parish: 38,091 USDBienville Parish: 32,631 USDBossier Parish: 38,999 USDCaddo Parish: 43,410 USDCalcasieu Parish: 37,638 USDCaldwell Parish: 30,462 USDCameron Parish: 43,835 USDCatahoula Parish: 32,949 USDClaiborne Parish: 33,695 USDConcordia Parish: 31,788 USDDe Soto Parish: 36,971 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 43,850 USDEast Carroll Parish: 38,999 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 35,936 USDEvangeline Parish: 30,831 USDFranklin Parish: 30,836 USDGrant Parish: 28,156 USDIberia Parish: 39,240 USDIberville Parish: 36,067 USDJackson Parish: 30,867 USDJefferson Parish: 44,591 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 36,123 USDLafayette Parish: 50,121 USDLafourche Parish: 43,836 USDLaSalle Parish: 30,492 USDLincoln Parish: 32,745 USDLivingston Parish: 36,907 USDMadison Parish: 33,906 USDMorehouse Parish: 35,137 USDNatchitoches Parish: 32,659 USDOrleans Parish: 44,059 USDOuachita Parish: 34,791 USDPlaquemines Parish: 43,324 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 40,147 USDRapides Parish: 39,955 USDRed River Parish: 32,633 USDRichland Parish: 33,712 USDSabine Parish: 32,368 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 28,353 USDSt. Charles Parish: 44,294 USDSt. Helena Parish: 35,754 USDSt. James Parish: 42,648 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 40,141 USDSt. Landry Parish: 37,261 USDSt. Martin Parish: 38,933 USDSt. Mary Parish: 38,763 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 52,796 USDTangipahoa Parish: 34,775 USDTensas Parish: 43,846 USDTerrebonne Parish: 42,663 USDUnion Parish: 34,202 USDVermilion Parish: 39,531 USDVernon Parish: 36,462 USDWashington Parish: 30,875 USDWebster Parish: 35,705 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 40,845 USDWest Carroll Parish: 31,554 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 32,733 USDWinn Parish: 33,014 USD
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USD, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

St. Tammany Parish: 52,796 USDSt. Tammany Parish52,796Lafayette Parish: 50,121 USDLafayette Parish50,121Jefferson Parish: 44,591 USDJefferson Parish44,591Ascension Parish: 44,435 USDAscension Parish44,435St. Charles Parish: 44,294 USDSt. Charles Parish44,294Orleans Parish: 44,059 USDOrleans Parish44,059East Baton Rouge Parish: 43,850 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish43,850Tensas Parish: 43,846 USDTensas Parish43,846Lafourche Parish: 43,836 USDLafourche Parish43,836Cameron Parish: 43,835 USDCameron Parish43,835Caddo Parish: 43,410 USDCaddo Parish43,410Plaquemines Parish: 43,324 USDPlaquemines Parish43,324Terrebonne Parish: 42,663 USDTerrebonne Parish42,663St. James Parish: 42,648 USDSt. James Parish42,648Assumption Parish: 41,915 USDAssumption Parish41,915West Baton Rouge Parish: 40,845 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish40,845Pointe Coupee Parish: 40,147 USDPointe Coupee Parish40,147St. John the Baptist Parish: 40,141 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish40,141Rapides Parish: 39,955 USDRapides Parish39,955Vermilion Parish: 39,531 USDVermilion Parish39,531Iberia Parish: 39,240 USDIberia Parish39,240Bossier Parish: 38,999 USDBossier Parish38,999East Carroll Parish: 38,999 USDEast Carroll Parish38,999St. Martin Parish: 38,933 USDSt. Martin Parish38,933St. Mary Parish: 38,763 USDSt. Mary Parish38,763Beauregard Parish: 38,091 USDBeauregard Parish38,091Calcasieu Parish: 37,638 USDCalcasieu Parish37,638St. Landry Parish: 37,261 USDSt. Landry Parish37,261Acadia Parish: 37,019 USDAcadia Parish37,019De Soto Parish: 36,971 USDDe Soto Parish36,971Livingston Parish: 36,907 USDLivingston Parish36,907Vernon Parish: 36,462 USDVernon Parish36,462Jefferson Davis Parish: 36,123 USDJefferson Davis Parish36,123Iberville Parish: 36,067 USDIberville Parish36,067East Feliciana Parish: 35,936 USDEast Feliciana Parish35,936St. Helena Parish: 35,754 USDSt. Helena Parish35,754Webster Parish: 35,705 USDWebster Parish35,705Morehouse Parish: 35,137 USDMorehouse Parish35,137Avoyelles Parish: 35,014 USDAvoyelles Parish35,014Ouachita Parish: 34,791 USDOuachita Parish34,791St. Tammany Parish: 52,796 USDSt. Tammany Parish52,796Lafayette Parish: 50,121 USDLafayette Parish50,121Jefferson Parish: 44,591 USDJefferson Parish44,591Ascension Parish: 44,435 USDAscension Parish44,435St. Charles Parish: 44,294 USDSt. Charles Parish44,294Orleans Parish: 44,059 USDOrleans Parish44,059East Baton Rouge Parish: 43,850 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish43,850Tensas Parish: 43,846 USDTensas Parish43,846Lafourche Parish: 43,836 USDLafourche Parish43,836Cameron Parish: 43,835 USDCameron Parish43,835Caddo Parish: 43,410 USDCaddo Parish43,410Plaquemines Parish: 43,324 USDPlaquemines Parish43,324Terrebonne Parish: 42,663 USDTerrebonne Parish42,663St. James Parish: 42,648 USDSt. James Parish42,648Assumption Parish: 41,915 USDAssumption Parish41,915West Baton Rouge Parish: 40,845 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish40,845Pointe Coupee Parish: 40,147 USDPointe Coupee Parish40,147St. John the Baptist Parish: 40,141 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish40,141Rapides Parish: 39,955 USDRapides Parish39,955Vermilion Parish: 39,531 USDVermilion Parish39,531Iberia Parish: 39,240 USDIberia Parish39,240Bossier Parish: 38,999 USDBossier Parish38,999East Carroll Parish: 38,999 USDEast Carroll Parish38,999St. Martin Parish: 38,933 USDSt. Martin Parish38,933St. Mary Parish: 38,763 USDSt. Mary Parish38,763Beauregard Parish: 38,091 USDBeauregard Parish38,091Calcasieu Parish: 37,638 USDCalcasieu Parish37,638St. Landry Parish: 37,261 USDSt. Landry Parish37,261Acadia Parish: 37,019 USDAcadia Parish37,019De Soto Parish: 36,971 USDDe Soto Parish36,971Livingston Parish: 36,907 USDLivingston Parish36,907Vernon Parish: 36,462 USDVernon Parish36,462Jefferson Davis Parish: 36,123 USDJefferson Davis Parish36,123Iberville Parish: 36,067 USDIberville Parish36,067East Feliciana Parish: 35,936 USDEast Feliciana Parish35,936St. Helena Parish: 35,754 USDSt. Helena Parish35,754Webster Parish: 35,705 USDWebster Parish35,705Morehouse Parish: 35,137 USDMorehouse Parish35,137Avoyelles Parish: 35,014 USDAvoyelles Parish35,014Ouachita Parish: 34,791 USDOuachita Parish34,791
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1St. Tammany Parish52,796+5.4%
2Lafayette Parish50,121-1.5%
3Jefferson Parish44,591-0.4%
4Ascension Parish44,435+1.6%
5St. Charles Parish44,294-1.4%
6Orleans Parish44,059-2.1%
7East Baton Rouge Parish43,850+0.7%
8Tensas Parish43,846+16%
9Lafourche Parish43,836+2.7%
10Cameron Parish43,835+5.7%
11Caddo Parish43,410+1.5%
12Plaquemines Parish43,324+0.7%
13Terrebonne Parish42,663+2%
14St. James Parish42,648+0.7%
15Assumption Parish41,915+6.1%
16West Baton Rouge Parish40,845+0.9%
17Pointe Coupee Parish40,147+3.1%
18St. John the Baptist Parish40,141+5.9%
19Rapides Parish39,955-0.4%
20Vermilion Parish39,531+2.6%
21Iberia Parish39,240-1.2%
22Bossier Parish38,999-1.4%
22East Carroll Parish38,999+5.9%
24St. Martin Parish38,933+4.5%
25St. Mary Parish38,763-2.3%
26Beauregard Parish38,091+0.8%
27Calcasieu Parish37,638+0.1%
28St. Landry Parish37,261+2.2%
29Acadia Parish37,019+5%
30De Soto Parish36,971+1.2%
31Livingston Parish36,907+0.2%
32Vernon Parish36,462-1.8%
33Jefferson Davis Parish36,123+4.7%
34Iberville Parish36,067+1.2%
35East Feliciana Parish35,936+1.4%
36St. Helena Parish35,754-0.1%
37Webster Parish35,705+1%
38Morehouse Parish35,137+4.6%
39Avoyelles Parish35,014+0.2%
40Ouachita Parish34,791+0.3%
41Tangipahoa Parish34,775-0.1%
42Union Parish34,202+4%
43Madison Parish33,906+10.3%
44Richland Parish33,712+2.9%
45Claiborne Parish33,695+3.2%
46Winn Parish33,014+0.7%
47Catahoula Parish32,949+2.7%
48Lincoln Parish32,745+1.6%
49West Feliciana Parish32,733+2.4%
50Natchitoches Parish32,659+0.3%
51Red River Parish32,633+0.7%
52Bienville Parish32,631+2.7%
53Sabine Parish32,368+3.3%
54Concordia Parish31,788-3.4%
55West Carroll Parish31,554+6.7%
56Washington Parish30,875+2.6%
57Jackson Parish30,867+0.6%
58Franklin Parish30,836+3.9%
59Evangeline Parish30,831-2.2%
60LaSalle Parish30,492-0%
61Caldwell Parish30,462+1.8%
62Allen Parish29,708+2.6%
63St. Bernard Parish28,353-1.5%
64Grant Parish28,156+3%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Louisiana by per capita personal income, 2013. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/louisiana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Grant Parish, with $28,156 in 2013.

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