countyscore

Best Income & Jobs Counties in Louisiana

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 64 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
31/100
Top County
Ascension Parish
Counties Ranked
64

Top 10

#1
Ascension Parish
LA
93/100
#2
West Baton Rouge Parish
LA
90/100
#3
Plaquemines Parish
LA
87/100
#4
St. Charles Parish
LA
86/100
#5
St. Tammany Parish
LA
83/100
#6
Livingston Parish
LA
82/100
#7
West Feliciana Parish
LA
76/100
#8
East Feliciana Parish
LA
74/100
#9
Cameron Parish
LA
73/100
#10
Calcasieu Parish
LA
61/100

All Louisiana Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Ascension Parish, LA
92.8
41.2
2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
90.4
46.9
3Plaquemines Parish, LA
86.7
54.9
4St. Charles Parish, LA
85.9
48.8
5St. Tammany Parish, LA
83
44.1
6Livingston Parish, LA
82.3
43.3
7West Feliciana Parish, LA
76.2
65.8
8East Feliciana Parish, LA
73.8
61.8
9Cameron Parish, LA
72.5
75.1
10Calcasieu Parish, LA
61.4
44.6
11Lafayette Parish, LA
60.7
34.3
12St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
60.1
43.2
13LaSalle Parish, LA
59.2
70.9
14Bossier Parish, LA
57.7
36.2
15Jefferson Parish, LA
55.4
34.2
16Beauregard Parish, LA
54.5
57.1
17Terrebonne Parish, LA
53.7
43.5
18St. James Parish, LA
52.3
51.8
19Lafourche Parish, LA
49.3
47.1
20East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
48.3
31.4
21Grant Parish, LA
42.4
53.8
22Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
36.9
54.3
23Vernon Parish, LA
33.6
64.4
24Iberia Parish, LA
32.4
59.3
25St. Bernard Parish, LA
32.1
42.5
26Vermilion Parish, LA
31.7
57.6
27Iberville Parish, LA
31.5
52.2
28Tangipahoa Parish, LA
31
34.1
29Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
28.7
53.1
30Rapides Parish, LA
27.5
36
31Orleans Parish, LA
25.7
24
32St. Martin Parish, LA
21.5
47.6
33Richland Parish, LA
20.6
58.1
34Assumption Parish, LA
19.8
69.4
35Sabine Parish, LA
18.7
63.8
36St. Mary Parish, LA
18.1
48.9
37Ouachita Parish, LA
17.2
35.3
38Allen Parish, LA
16.9
68.4
39St. Helena Parish, LA
14.9
46.9
40Caddo Parish, LA
14.6
47.7
41West Carroll Parish, LA
12
68.4
42Catahoula Parish, LA
10.7
58.9
43Natchitoches Parish, LA
9.2
63.1
44Winn Parish, LA
8.8
67.8
45De Soto Parish, LA
8.4
65.1
46Union Parish, LA
8.1
66.8
47St. Landry Parish, LA
8
46.1
48Acadia Parish, LA
7.6
55.4
49Caldwell Parish, LA
7.2
58.8
50Red River Parish, LA
6.7
64.2
51Franklin Parish, LA
6.2
54
52Jackson Parish, LA
5.4
64.2
53Washington Parish, LA
5
46.4
54Evangeline Parish, LA
4.7
50.6
55Avoyelles Parish, LA
2.5
58.3
56Lincoln Parish, LA
2.1
49.8
57Webster Parish, LA
1.9
58.1
58Concordia Parish, LA
1.8
45.8
59Madison Parish, LA
1.8
56.6
60Morehouse Parish, LA
1.6
42.2
61Tensas Parish, LA
1.2
59.6
62Bienville Parish, LA
0.9
64.2
63Claiborne Parish, LA
0.4
68.8
64East Carroll Parish, LA
0.1
63.3

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.