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Lowest unemployment, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.1%+0.1 pts

02Red River Parish, LALA7,1653.6%−0.6 pts

03Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.7%−0.4 pts

04Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3603.8%−0.9 pts

05St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.0%−3.3 pts

06St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.1%−0.8 pts

07West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.1%−4.1 pts

08Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5054.2%−2.9 pts

09Livingston Parish, LALA155,0364.2%−1.0 pts

10Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564.2%+1.0 pts

11Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.4%−1.6 pts

12Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1634.7%−1.7 pts

13Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4714.7%−2.7 pts

14St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1084.8%−0.6 pts

15Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.8%−0.3 pts

16LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.9%+0.5 pts

17Union Parish, LALA20,5615.1%+1.0 pts

18Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9495.1%+0.0 pts

19Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3545.1%+1.1 pts

20Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.1%−0.7 pts

21Webster Parish, LALA34,9485.1%+0.3 pts

22Winn Parish, LALA14,9615.2%−0.5 pts

23Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6715.2%−2.2 pts

24St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5525.4%−1.4 pts

25Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.4%−0.4 pts

26Madison Parish, LALA8,8445.5%−4.3 pts

27Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0895.6%−7.5 pts

28Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.7%−1.8 pts

29West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.7%−1.5 pts

30East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9115.9%−0.8 pts

31Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675.9%+0.5 pts

32Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.0%−1.1 pts

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,3816.0%−3.1 pts

34Iberville Parish, LALA29,5796.1%−3.5 pts

35Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.2%+0.8 pts

36Bienville Parish, LALA12,2696.3%+1.0 pts

37St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7656.3%+1.1 pts

38Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.5%+1.1 pts

39Sabine Parish, LALA21,8346.6%−2.0 pts

40St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866.7%+0.7 pts

41Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6736.8%−1.0 pts

42Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9416.9%+0.6 pts

43Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5207.0%+1.5 pts

44West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7567.0%−0.9 pts

45Iberia Parish, LALA66,8467.3%−1.5 pts

46Jackson Parish, LALA15,8347.4%+3.0 pts

47Orleans Parish, LALA362,1547.5%−1.0 pts

48St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.6%−1.4 pts

49East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1807.7%+1.1 pts

50Acadia Parish, LALA57,0327.7%−1.9 pts

51Franklin Parish, LALA19,0028.2%−0.1 pts

52Caddo Parish, LALA224,2268.7%+1.8 pts

53Richland Parish, LALA19,5828.9%+2.3 pts

54Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2238.9%+1.2 pts

55Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.4%+3.7 pts

56Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.8%+1.1 pts

57Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.8%−3.5 pts

58Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.9%+0.4 pts

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.1%+0.7 pts

60St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87510.9%+2.3 pts

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.4%−2.9 pts

62Concordia Parish, LALA17,83611.7%+2.5 pts

63East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76013.9%+7.5 pts

64St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.6%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES