Highest-earning parishes in Louisiana

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July 24, 2025
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Highest-earning parishes in Louisiana

Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.

The 2023 real median household income in the U.S. was $80,610, an increase of 4.0% from 2022, the first statistically significant annual increase in real median household income since 2019.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning parishes in Louisiana using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Parishes are ranked by 2023 5-year estimate median household income.

Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning parishes in Louisiana.

#50. Red River Parish

- Median household income: $44,539
- Households earning over $100k: 22.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 32.1%

#49. Caldwell Parish

- Median household income: $44,957
- Households earning over $100k: 28.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 30.3%

#48. Acadia Parish

- Median household income: $45,266
- Households earning over $100k: 21.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 29.1%

#47. St. Landry Parish

- Median household income: $45,637
- Households earning over $100k: 19.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 31.8%

#46. Union Parish

- Median household income: $45,743
- Households earning over $100k: 19.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 32.2%

#45. De Soto Parish

- Median household income: $46,077
- Households earning over $100k: 26.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 27.6%

#44. Winn Parish

- Median household income: $46,368
- Households earning over $100k: 24.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 29.8%

#43. Natchitoches Parish

- Median household income: $46,798
- Households earning over $100k: 23.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 30.9%

#42. Catahoula Parish

- Median household income: $47,753
- Households earning over $100k: 18.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 31.0%

#41. West Carroll Parish

- Median household income: $48,514
- Households earning over $100k: 22.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 27.3%

#40. Caddo Parish

- Median household income: $50,067
- Households earning over $100k: 23.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 28.5%

#39. St. Helena Parish

- Median household income: $50,193
- Households earning over $100k: 13.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 34.2%

#38. Allen Parish

- Median household income: $51,138
- Households earning over $100k: 21.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 28.5%

#37. Ouachita Parish

- Median household income: $51,241
- Households earning over $100k: 24.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 28.3%

#36. St. Mary Parish

- Median household income: $51,768
- Households earning over $100k: 24.3%
- Households earning less than $25k: 26.9%

#35. Sabine Parish

- Median household income: $52,047
- Households earning over $100k: 22.0%
- Households earning less than $25k: 26.0%

#34. Assumption Parish

- Median household income: $52,546
- Households earning over $100k: 25.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 21.4%

#33. Richland Parish

- Median household income: $52,960
- Households earning over $100k: 22.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 27.3%

#32. St. Martin Parish

- Median household income: $53,394
- Households earning over $100k: 25.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 24.9%

#31. New Orleans

- Median household income: $55,339
- Households earning over $100k: 28.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 28.4%

#30. Rapides Parish

- Median household income: $55,946
- Households earning over $100k: 26.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 23.3%

#29. Jefferson Davis Parish

- Median household income: $56,500
- Households earning over $100k: 26.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 25.5%

#28. Tangipahoa Parish

- Median household income: $57,256
- Households earning over $100k: 26.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 23.6%

#27. Iberville Parish

- Median household income: $57,459
- Households earning over $100k: 29.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 19.7%

#26. Vermilion Parish

- Median household income: $57,537
- Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 25.6%

#25. St. Bernard Parish

- Median household income: $57,638
- Households earning over $100k: 25.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 24.4%

#24. Iberia Parish

- Median household income: $57,811
- Households earning over $100k: 24.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 24.6%

#23. Vernon Parish

- Median household income: $58,281
- Households earning over $100k: 25.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.9%

#22. Pointe Coupee Parish

- Median household income: $59,351
- Households earning over $100k: 28.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 24.2%

#21. Grant Parish

- Median household income: $61,112
- Households earning over $100k: 28.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.0%

#20. East Baton Rouge Parish

- Median household income: $63,075
- Households earning over $100k: 31.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.5%

#19. Lafourche Parish

- Median household income: $63,439
- Households earning over $100k: 30.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 22.0%

#18. St. James Parish

- Median household income: $64,536
- Households earning over $100k: 33.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.1%

#17. Terrebonne Parish

- Median household income: $64,819
- Households earning over $100k: 28.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.1%

#16. Beauregard Parish

- Median household income: $64,995
- Households earning over $100k: 33.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 16.7%

#15. Jefferson Parish

- Median household income: $65,246
- Households earning over $100k: 31.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 19.0%

#14. Bossier Parish

- Median household income: $66,336
- Households earning over $100k: 31.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 18.0%

#13. LaSalle Parish

- Median household income: $67,077
- Households earning over $100k: 25.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 21.5%

#12. St. John the Baptist Parish

- Median household income: $67,418
- Households earning over $100k: 30.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 17.1%

#11. Lafayette Parish

- Median household income: $67,660
- Households earning over $100k: 33.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 20.2%

#10. Calcasieu Parish

- Median household income: $67,849
- Households earning over $100k: 33.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 19.6%

#9. Cameron Parish

- Median household income: $72,500
- Households earning over $100k: 37.1%
- Households earning less than $25k: 9.6%

#8. East Feliciana Parish

- Median household income: $72,899
- Households earning over $100k: 34.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 15.9%

#7. West Feliciana Parish

- Median household income: $74,277
- Households earning over $100k: 36.6%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.1%

#6. Livingston Parish

- Median household income: $78,617
- Households earning over $100k: 38.9%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.5%

#5. St. Tammany Parish

- Median household income: $79,277
- Households earning over $100k: 39.2%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.1%

#4. St. Charles Parish

- Median household income: $82,172
- Households earning over $100k: 42.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.5%

#3. Plaquemines Parish

- Median household income: $82,874
- Households earning over $100k: 39.7%
- Households earning less than $25k: 14.4%

#2. West Baton Rouge Parish

- Median household income: $87,320
- Households earning over $100k: 43.5%
- Households earning less than $25k: 13.8%

#1. Ascension Parish

- Median household income: $92,266
- Households earning over $100k: 46.4%
- Households earning less than $25k: 12.5%

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