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Louisiana: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Louisiana: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $84,900.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

Household	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$17,850	$29,750	$47,550
2 people	$20,400	$34,000	$54,350
3 people	$22,950	$38,250	$61,150
4 people	$25,450	$42,450	$67,900
5 people	$27,500	$45,850	$73,350
6 people	$29,550	$49,250	$78,800
7 people	$31,600	$52,650	$84,200
8 people	$33,600	$56,050	$89,650

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / area	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
Acadia Parish Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$607	$671	$880	$1,055	$1,194
Allen Parish Allen Parish, LA	$601	$754	$834	$1,048	$1,249
Ascension Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
Assumption Parish Assumption Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$801	$806	$967	$1,345	$1,556
Avoyelles Parish Avoyelles Parish, LA	$617	$653	$857	$1,087	$1,283
Beauregard Parish Beauregard Parish, LA	$655	$713	$935	$1,155	$1,569
Bienville Parish Bienville Parish, LA	$601	$707	$834	$1,160	$1,399
Bossier Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	$870	$982	$1,111	$1,458	$1,552
Caddo Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	$870	$982	$1,111	$1,458	$1,552
Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$921	$928	$1,217	$1,459	$1,611
Caldwell Parish Caldwell Parish, LA	$604	$647	$834	$1,072	$1,249
Cameron Parish Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$921	$928	$1,217	$1,459	$1,611
Catahoula Parish Catahoula Parish, LA	$601	$647	$834	$1,139	$1,249
Claiborne Parish Claiborne Parish, LA	$601	$706	$834	$1,000	$1,249
Concordia Parish Concordia Parish, LA	$601	$647	$834	$1,139	$1,249
De Soto Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	$870	$982	$1,111	$1,458	$1,552
East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
East Carroll Parish East Carroll Parish, LA	$601	$647	$834	$1,139	$1,249
East Feliciana Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
Evangeline Parish Evangeline Parish, LA	$601	$667	$834	$1,085	$1,104
Franklin Parish Franklin Parish, LA	$601	$698	$834	$1,067	$1,249
Grant Parish Alexandria, LA MSA	$728	$780	$994	$1,342	$1,523
Iberia Parish Iberia Parish, LA	$679	$764	$905	$1,193	$1,473
Iberville Parish Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$747	$790	$866	$1,204	$1,453
Jackson Parish Jackson Parish, LA	$601	$761	$834	$1,160	$1,225
Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$601	$664	$871	$1,201	$1,461
Jefferson Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
La Salle Parish La Salle Parish, LA	$614	$660	$851	$1,073	$1,428
Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$779	$898	$1,019	$1,301	$1,581
Lafourche Parish Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA	$760	$904	$1,102	$1,330	$1,459
Lincoln Parish Lincoln Parish, LA	$649	$695	$881	$1,156	$1,440
Livingston Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
Madison Parish Madison Parish, LA	$616	$638	$834	$1,100	$1,399
Morehouse Parish Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$631	$636	$834	$1,143	$1,172
Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish, LA	$634	$705	$925	$1,146	$1,373
Orleans Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
Ouachita Parish Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$765	$793	$1,026	$1,319	$1,358
Plaquemines Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
Pointe Coupee Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
Rapides Parish Alexandria, LA MSA	$728	$780	$994	$1,342	$1,523
Red River Parish Red River Parish, LA	$601	$647	$834	$1,073	$1,251
Richland Parish Richland Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$754	$759	$944	$1,132	$1,344
Sabine Parish Sabine Parish, LA	$681	$686	$884	$1,065	$1,241
St. Bernard Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
St. Charles Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
St. Helena Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
St. James Parish St. James Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$697	$702	$921	$1,281	$1,315
St. John the Baptist Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$964	$1,113	$1,331	$1,701	$1,996
St. Landry Parish St. Landry Parish, LA	$631	$636	$834	$1,040	$1,202
St. Martin Parish Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$779	$898	$1,019	$1,301	$1,581
St. Mary Parish St. Mary Parish, LA	$717	$722	$947	$1,244	$1,512
St. Tammany Parish Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA	$990	$1,130	$1,331	$1,724	$1,996
Tangipahoa Parish Hammond, LA MSA	$831	$848	$1,099	$1,372	$1,455
Tensas Parish Tensas Parish, LA	$601	$761	$834	$1,160	$1,249
Terrebonne Parish Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA	$760	$904	$1,102	$1,330	$1,459
Union Parish Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$765	$793	$1,026	$1,319	$1,358
Vermilion Parish Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$580	$761	$834	$1,100	$1,104
Vernon Parish Vernon Parish, LA	$788	$793	$1,041	$1,336	$1,433
Washington Parish Washington Parish, LA	$727	$761	$834	$1,160	$1,388
Webster Parish Webster Parish, LA	$600	$651	$854	$1,130	$1,131
West Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
West Carroll Parish West Carroll Parish, LA	$601	$636	$834	$1,088	$1,138
West Feliciana Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,032	$1,064	$1,204	$1,511	$1,943
Winn Parish Winn Parish, LA	$601	$761	$834	$1,160	$1,249