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Highest labor force participation, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 55.2%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Ascension Parish, LALA135,10567.5%–

02Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94965.7%–

03East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18065.1%–

04Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39863.5%–

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58663.2%–

06Bossier Parish, LALA131,86762.9%–

07West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75662.8%–

08St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10862.0%–

09Livingston Parish, LALA155,03661.8%–

10Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25661.6%–

11Orleans Parish, LALA362,15461.3%–

12Vernon Parish, LALA45,09161.2%–

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46661.1%–

14St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64260.3%–

15St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87560.0%–

16Iberia Parish, LALA66,84659.5%–

17Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16358.6%–

18Rapides Parish, LALA125,87758.0%–

19Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34657.8%–

20Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50557.6%–

21Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54257.4%–

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10657.4%–

23Assumption Parish, LALA19,72057.0%–

24Caddo Parish, LALA224,22656.9%–

25Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67156.7%–

26St. James Parish, LALA18,93856.7%–

27St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75856.3%–

28De Soto Parish, LALA27,38155.7%–

29Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67355.6%–

30Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36055.6%–

31Acadia Parish, LALA57,03255.3%–

32Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52055.2%–

33Cameron Parish, LALA4,71855.0%–

34Iberville Parish, LALA29,57953.8%–

35St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55252.9%–

36Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98052.9%–

37St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76552.7%–

38Richland Parish, LALA19,58252.3%–

39Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47151.9%–

40Washington Parish, LALA44,93751.8%–

41Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94150.6%–

42LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15450.5%–

43Union Parish, LALA20,56150.3%–

44West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15649.6%–

45Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08949.0%–

46Franklin Parish, LALA19,00248.9%–

47Allen Parish, LALA22,67248.4%–

48Red River Parish, LALA7,16548.1%–

49Webster Parish, LALA34,94848.0%–

50Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70547.3%–

51West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13447.0%–

52Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34446.6%–

53Sabine Parish, LALA21,83446.4%–

54Bienville Parish, LALA12,26945.5%–

55Winn Parish, LALA14,96144.8%–

56Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22344.7%–

57Grant Parish, LALA22,07544.6%–

58Jackson Parish, LALA15,83444.6%–

59East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91143.5%–

60Concordia Parish, LALA17,83643.5%–

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,70041.6%–

62Madison Parish, LALA8,84440.6%–

63Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35439.8%–

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76021.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS