Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Louisiana with household income of less than $40k was 39.42%. Among all Louisiana counties, Claiborne Parish had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (64.36%), followed by East Carroll Parish (62.59%), and Webster Parish (60.61%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Ascension Parish (23.49%), West Baton Rouge Parish (25.34%), and St. Charles Parish (26.19%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne Parish | 64.36 |
| 2 | East Carroll Parish | 62.59 |
| 3 | Webster Parish | 60.61 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | 60.12 |
| 5 | Bienville Parish | 59.30 |
| 6 | Evangeline Parish | 56.99 |
| 7 | Natchitoches Parish | 56.54 |
| 8 | Morehouse Parish | 55.75 |
| 9 | Concordia Parish | 55.08 |
| 10 | Madison Parish | 53.90 |
| 11 | Franklin Parish | 51.68 |
| 12 | Avoyelles Parish | 51.59 |
| 13 | Lincoln Parish | 51.15 |
| 14 | Washington Parish | 50.90 |
| 15 | Sabine Parish | 50.02 |
| 16 | Catahoula Parish | 49.59 |
| 17 | St. Landry Parish | 49.06 |
| 18 | Red River Parish | 49.04 |
| 19 | St. Helena Parish | 48.96 |
| 20 | Richland Parish | 48.95 |
| 21 | West Carroll Parish | 48.89 |
| 22 | Jackson Parish | 47.74 |
| 23 | Acadia Parish | 47.39 |
| 24 | Union Parish | 47.36 |
| 25 | Caldwell Parish | 47.15 |
| 26 | Winn Parish | 46.78 |
| 27 | Assumption Parish | 46.60 |
| 28 | St. Mary Parish | 46.46 |
| 29 | De Soto Parish | 46.42 |
| 30 | Caddo Parish | 46.34 |
| 31 | Orleans Parish | 45.81 |
| 32 | Ouachita Parish | 45.32 |
| 33 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 45.06 |
| 34 | St. Martin Parish | 43.78 |
| 35 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 42.78 |
| 36 | Allen Parish | 42.64 |
| 37 | Tangipahoa Parish | 41.65 |
| 38 | Rapides Parish | 40.67 |
| 39 | Iberia Parish | 40.21 |
| 40 | St. Bernard Parish | 40.00 |
| 41 | St. James Parish | 39.68 |
| 42 | Vernon Parish | 38.28 |
| 43 | Terrebonne Parish | 38.11 |
| 44 | Iberville Parish | 37.96 |
| 45 | LaSalle Parish | 37.88 |
| 46 | Vermilion Parish | 37.61 |
| 47 | Lafourche Parish | 37.41 |
| 48 | Grant Parish | 37.40 |
| 49 | Bossier Parish | 36.52 |
| 50 | Beauregard Parish | 36.14 |
| 51 | East Feliciana Parish | 35.86 |
| 52 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 35.60 |
| 53 | Jefferson Parish | 35.33 |
| 54 | Calcasieu Parish | 35.09 |
| 55 | Lafayette Parish | 34.59 |
| 56 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 32.85 |
| 57 | Plaquemines Parish | 32.44 |
| 58 | Cameron Parish | 31.36 |
| 59 | West Feliciana Parish | 30.17 |
| 60 | Livingston Parish | 27.98 |
| 61 | St. Tammany Parish | 27.77 |
| 62 | St. Charles Parish | 26.19 |
| 63 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 25.34 |
| 64 | Ascension Parish | 23.49 |