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Highest unemployment, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 6.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson Parish, LA, up 39 places to #19.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.6%+0.3 pts

02▲33East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76013.9%+7.5 pts

03▲7Concordia Parish, LALA17,83611.7%+2.5 pts

04▼2Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.4%−2.9 pts

05▲12St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87510.9%+2.3 pts

06▲3Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.1%+0.7 pts

07▲1Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.9%+0.4 pts

08▼5Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.8%−3.5 pts

09▲4Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.8%+1.1 pts

10▲32Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.4%+3.7 pts

11▲11Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2238.9%+1.2 pts

12▲22Richland Parish, LALA19,5828.9%+2.3 pts

13▲17Caddo Parish, LALA224,2268.7%+1.8 pts

14▲5Franklin Parish, LALA19,0028.2%−0.1 pts

15▼9Acadia Parish, LALA57,0327.7%−1.9 pts

16▲17East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1807.7%+1.1 pts

17▼5St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.6%−1.4 pts

18▼2Orleans Parish, LALA362,1547.5%−1.0 pts

19▲39Jackson Parish, LALA15,8347.4%+3.0 pts

20▼6Iberia Parish, LALA66,8467.3%−1.5 pts

21▼1West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7567.0%−0.9 pts

22▲22Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5207.0%+1.5 pts

23▲13Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9416.9%+0.6 pts

24▼3Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6736.8%−1.0 pts

25▲13St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866.7%+0.7 pts

26▼11Sabine Parish, LALA21,8346.6%−2.0 pts

27▲18Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.5%+1.1 pts

28▲22St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7656.3%+1.1 pts

29▲20Bienville Parish, LALA12,2696.3%+1.0 pts

30▲16Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.2%+0.8 pts

31▼24Iberville Parish, LALA29,5796.1%−3.5 pts

32▼21De Soto Parish, LALA27,3816.0%−3.1 pts

33▼5Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.0%−1.1 pts

34▲13Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675.9%+0.5 pts

35▼4East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9115.9%−0.8 pts

36▼9West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.7%−1.5 pts

37▼14Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.7%−1.8 pts

38▼34Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0895.6%−7.5 pts

39▼34Madison Parish, LALA8,8445.5%−4.3 pts

40Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.4%−0.4 pts

41▼9St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5525.4%−1.4 pts

42▼17Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6715.2%−2.2 pts

43Winn Parish, LALA14,9615.2%−0.5 pts

44▲11Webster Parish, LALA34,9485.1%+0.3 pts

45▼4Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.1%−0.7 pts

46▲16Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3545.1%+1.1 pts

47▲6Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9495.1%0.0 pts

48▲13Union Parish, LALA20,5615.1%+1.0 pts

49▲8LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.9%+0.5 pts

50▲2Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.8%−0.3 pts

51▼3St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1084.8%−0.6 pts

52▼28Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4714.7%−2.7 pts

53▼16Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1634.7%−1.7 pts

54▼15Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.4%−1.6 pts

55▲8Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564.2%+1.0 pts

56▼5Livingston Parish, LALA155,0364.2%−1.0 pts

57▼28Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5054.2%−2.9 pts

58▼40West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.1%−4.1 pts

59▼5St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.1%−0.8 pts

60▼34St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.0%−3.3 pts

61▼5Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3603.8%−0.9 pts

62▼2Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.7%−0.4 pts

63▼4Red River Parish, LALA7,1653.6%−0.6 pts

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.1%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES