List of Louisiana locations by per capita income explained

Louisiana has the fourth lowest per capita income in the United States of America, at $16,912 (2000). Its personal per capita income is $26,100 (2003).

Louisiana parishes ranked by per capita income

See also: United States counties by per capita income. Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[1] [2]

RankParishPer capita
income
Median
household
income
Median
family
income
PopulationNumber of
households
United States$27,334$51,914$62,982308,745,538116,716,292
1Ascension$26,888$63,716$72,288107,21537,790
2La Salle$26,791$47,559$60,71214,8905,468
3East Baton Rouge$26,260$46,179$60,256440,171172,057
4Jefferson$25,842$48,175$59,007432,552169,647
5St. Charles$25,728$60,961$66,97152,78018,557
6Bossier$25,630$51,020$62,700116,97945,215
7Orleans$24,929$37,468$46,170343,829142,158
8Cameron$24,634$59,555$62,5006,8392,575
9Calcasieu$23,591$43,758$54,091192,76873,996
10Plaquemines$23,378$54,730$67,48823,0428,077
11Livingston$23,372$54,708$61,227128,02646,007
Louisiana$23,094$43,445$53,7024,533,3721,728,360
12Terrebonne$22,931$48,437$57,189111,86040,091
13Lafayette$22,898$47,492$56,301221,57887,027
14Caddo$22,594$37,181$49,189254,969102,139
15St. Tammany$22,514$60,866$72,226233,74087,521
16St. James$22,509$51,725$59,37922,1027,717
17West Baton Rouge$22,101$47,298$54,44223,7888,688
18Rapides$21,982$40,658$51,487131,61350,401
19Ouachita$21,893$39,823$50,003153,72058,691
20Beauregard$21,543$45,202$51,25435,65413,159
21Pointe Coupee$21,533$41,177$53,39422,8029,082
22Vermilion$21,389$42,693$53,45257,99921,889
23St. John the Baptist$20,842$47,666$57,74245,92415,965
24St. Martin$20,687$41,302$51,76152,16019,216
25Sabine$20,626$35,395$45,91324,2339,622
26Jefferson Davis$20,487$42,907$52,37031,59411,771
27Union$20,375$38,930$48,39422,7219,144
28Assumption$20,348$45,235$51,65723,4218,736
29Vernon$20,191$42,554$47,95452,33419,165
30DeSoto$20,112$38,007$49,79226,65610,562
31Iberia$20,112$41,783$49,63173,24026,778
32St. Mary$20,057$40,431$46,62854,65020,457
33Lafourche$20,049$37,572$49,55096,31835,486
34Red River$20,044$34,723$43,0589,0913,472
35Caldwell$19,888$37,423$46,14410,1323,905
36Tangipahoa$19,788$38,957$50,438121,09745,135
37Lincoln$19,665$35,247$48,40746,73517,599
38St. Bernard$19,448$39,200$45,30135,89713,221
39Iberville$19,379$42,215$51,32133,38711,072
40Jackson$19,308$40,674$50,05216,2746,261
41Webster$19,254$35,999$44,73741,20716,537
42Bienville$18,873$31,870$40,39614,3535,838
43Franklin$18,676$32,311$39,78320,7677,904
44Grant$18,536$40,092$46,35722,3097,496
45East Feliciana$18,376$35,335$46,75020,2677,022
46Natchitoches$18,207$30,326$42,14939,56615,614
47West Feliciana$18,118$43,411$55,85215,6253,971
48Acadia$18,116$37,261$44,40461,77322,841
49Richland$18,060$37,682$42,51220,7257,551
50St. Landry$17,839$31,813$41,61083,38431,857
51Evangeline$17,561$34,057$43,83833,98412,829
52Catahoula$17,166$36,398$41,28310,4073,834
53Washington$17,120$30,363$37,63347,16818,113
54Allen$17,108$36,926$43,68525,7648,516
55Avoyelles$16,944$31,412$38,73842,07315,432
56Claiborne$16,925$32,292$40,70517,1956,017
57West Carroll$16,462$33,901$41,83811,6044,452
58St. Helena$16,387$27,393$34,19911,2034,333
59East Carroll$15,947$24,038$26,2307,7592,552
60Concordia$15,911$30,062$37,72420,8227,613
61Winn$15,833$32,039$40,97515,3135,469
62Morehouse$15,713$31,781$39,82227,97910,853
63Tensas$15,218$27,157$34,2815,2522,172
64Madison$13,089$26,441$38,78812,0934,025

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates . https://archive.today/20200212213253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table. dead. 2020-02-12. U.S. Census Bureau . 2012-11-25.
  2. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data . https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table . dead . 2019-05-21 . U.S. Census Bureau . 2012-11-25 .