For FY2008, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Louisiana. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Louisiana is 1,128,309, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Louisiana is 564,155.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Louisiana are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 564,155. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $416 | Evangeline Parish | 35,434 | 35,434 |
| $431 | Washington Parish | 43,926 | 79,360 |
| $438 | Avoyelles Parish | 41,481 | 120,841 |
| $441 | Winn Parish | 16,894 | 137,735 |
| $442 | Allen Parish | 25,440 | 163,175 |
| $445 | St. Landry Parish | 87,700 | 250,875 |
| $449 | Acadia Parish | 58,861 | 309,736 |
| $451 | Caldwell Parish, East Carroll Parish, Franklin Parish, Jackson Parish, Madison Parish, Richland Parish, Tensas Parish, West Carroll Parish | 110,282 | 420,018 |
| $452 | Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, La Salle Parish | 45,449 | 465,467 |
| $470 | Vermilion Parish | 53,807 | 519,274 |
| $472 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 31,435 | 550,709 |
| $474 | Vernon Parish | 52,531 | 603,240 |
| $483 | Webster Parish | 41,831 | 645,071 |
| $487 | Beauregard Parish | 32,986 | 678,057 |
| $503 | Morehouse Parish | 31,021 | 709,078 |
| $525 | Bienville Parish, Claiborne Parish, Red River Parish, Sabine Parish | 65,684 | 774,762 |
| $527 | St. Mary Parish | 53,500 | 828,262 |
| $535 | Assumption Parish | 23,388 | 851,650 |
| $544 | Iberia Parish | 73,266 | 924,916 |
| $547 | Natchitoches Parish | 39,080 | 963,996 |
| $561 | Lincoln Parish | 42,509 | 1,006,505 |
| $600 | Tangipahoa Parish | 100,588 | 1,107,093 |
| $649 | St. James Parish | 21,216 | 1,128,309 |
The Louisiana State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $474. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $555, the Louisiana State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $474.
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