Ranking of Louisiana Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 3, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Louisiana was $19,762. Among all Louisiana counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest per capita income in Cameron Parish ($28,956), followed by Ascension Parish ($28,474), and St. John the Baptist Parish ($25,468). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest per capita income in the following 3 counties: Grant Parish ($9,165), Allen Parish ($10,398), and East Carroll Parish ($10,921).

The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high per capita income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Louisiana.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Cameron Parish
Ascension Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish
Beauregard Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Livingston Parish
St. James Parish
Vernon Parish
Jefferson Parish
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Per Capita Income ($)
1 Cameron Parish 28956
2 Ascension Parish 28474
3 St. John the Baptist Parish 25468
4 Beauregard Parish 24992
5 St. Tammany Parish 24969
6 Livingston Parish 24337
7 St. James Parish 23264
8 Vernon Parish 23130
9 Jefferson Parish 23039
10 East Baton Rouge Parish 22815
11 St. Charles Parish 22404
12 Plaquemines Parish 21890
13 Iberia Parish 20807
14 Bossier Parish 20800
15 Orleans Parish 20652
16 Calcasieu Parish 20128
17 Assumption Parish 19874
18 Caddo Parish 19793
19 Jefferson Davis Parish 19659
20 Lafayette Parish 19583
21 West Baton Rouge Parish 19521
22 Rapides Parish 18935
23 St. Bernard Parish 18769
24 Iberville Parish 18597
25 St. Mary Parish 17815
26 St. Martin Parish 17804
27 Lafourche Parish 17593
28 Terrebonne Parish 17434
29 Pointe Coupee Parish 17070
30 Ouachita Parish 16973
31 Tangipahoa Parish 16634
32 East Feliciana Parish 16599
33 Vermilion Parish 16290
34 West Feliciana Parish 16270
35 Natchitoches Parish 16167
36 St. Landry Parish 15920
37 Avoyelles Parish 15632
38 Jackson Parish 15098
39 Lincoln Parish 14967
40 Washington Parish 14845
41 Catahoula Parish 14831
42 Winn Parish 14117
43 LaSalle Parish 13901
44 De Soto Parish 13859
45 Bienville Parish 13554
46 Richland Parish 13552
47 Acadia Parish 13413
48 Red River Parish 13377
49 St. Helena Parish 12959
50 Webster Parish 12763
51 Morehouse Parish 12736
52 Tensas Parish 12625
53 Concordia Parish 12521
54 Claiborne Parish 12178
55 Union Parish 12123
56 Evangeline Parish 11948
57 West Carroll Parish 11835
58 Caldwell Parish 11671
59 Sabine Parish 11272
60 Madison Parish 11250
61 Franklin Parish 10929
62 East Carroll Parish 10921
63 Allen Parish 10398
64 Grant Parish 9165