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Lowest unemployment, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.1%–

02Red River Parish, LALA7,1653.6%–

03Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.7%–

04Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3603.8%–

05St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.0%–

06St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.1%–

07West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.1%–

08Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5054.2%–

09Livingston Parish, LALA155,0364.2%–

10Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564.2%–

11Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.4%–

12Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1634.7%–

13Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4714.7%–

14St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1084.8%–

15Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.8%–

16LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.9%–

17Union Parish, LALA20,5615.1%–

18Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9495.1%–

19Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3545.1%–

20Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.1%–

21Webster Parish, LALA34,9485.1%–

22Winn Parish, LALA14,9615.2%–

23Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6715.2%–

24St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5525.4%–

25Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.4%–

26Madison Parish, LALA8,8445.5%–

27Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0895.6%–

28Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.7%–

29West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.7%–

30East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9115.9%–

31Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675.9%–

32Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.0%–

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,3816.0%–

34Iberville Parish, LALA29,5796.1%–

35Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.2%–

36Bienville Parish, LALA12,2696.3%–

37St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7656.3%–

38Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.5%–

39Sabine Parish, LALA21,8346.6%–

40St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866.7%–

41Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6736.8%–

42Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9416.9%–

43Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5207.0%–

44West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7567.0%–

45Iberia Parish, LALA66,8467.3%–

46Jackson Parish, LALA15,8347.4%–

47Orleans Parish, LALA362,1547.5%–

48St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.6%–

49East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1807.7%–

50Acadia Parish, LALA57,0327.7%–

51Franklin Parish, LALA19,0028.2%–

52Caddo Parish, LALA224,2268.7%–

53Richland Parish, LALA19,5828.9%–

54Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2238.9%–

55Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.4%–

56Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.8%–

57Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.8%–

58Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.9%–

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.1%–

60St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87510.9%–

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.4%–

62Concordia Parish, LALA17,83611.7%–

63East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76013.9%–

64St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES