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Lowest unemployment, Louisiana counties · 2020

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, LALA4,7181.9%–

02Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2563.2%–

03Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544.0%–

04Union Parish, LALA20,5614.0%–

05Grant Parish, LALA22,0754.1%–

06Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.2%–

07Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.4%–

08LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.4%–

09Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3604.7%–

10Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.9%–

11St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.9%–

12Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9495.1%–

13Assumption Parish, LALA19,7205.1%–

14Livingston Parish, LALA155,0365.1%–

15St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7655.2%–

16Bienville Parish, LALA12,2695.3%–

17St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1085.3%–

18Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675.4%–

19Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3985.4%–

20Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5425.4%–

21Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5205.4%–

22Winn Parish, LALA14,9615.6%–

23Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7055.8%–

24Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.8%–

25Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.8%–

26Ascension Parish, LALA135,1056.0%–

27St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866.1%–

28Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1636.3%–

29Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9416.4%–

30East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7606.4%–

31Richland Parish, LALA19,5826.6%–

32East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1806.6%–

33St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5526.7%–

34East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9116.7%–

35Caddo Parish, LALA224,2266.9%–

36Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5057.0%–

37Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3467.1%–

38West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1567.3%–

39St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1067.3%–

40Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6717.4%–

41Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4717.4%–

42Vernon Parish, LALA45,0917.5%–

43Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2237.7%–

44Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6737.9%–

45West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7567.9%–

46Franklin Parish, LALA19,0028.3%–

47West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1348.3%–

48St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8758.5%–

49Orleans Parish, LALA362,1548.5%–

50Sabine Parish, LALA21,8348.6%–

51Iberia Parish, LALA66,8468.7%–

52Allen Parish, LALA22,6728.7%–

53St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6429.0%–

54De Soto Parish, LALA27,3819.1%–

55Concordia Parish, LALA17,8369.2%–

56Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3449.4%–

57Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.5%–

58Iberville Parish, LALA29,5799.6%–

59Acadia Parish, LALA57,0329.6%–

60Madison Parish, LALA8,8449.8%–

61Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08913.1%–

62Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98013.3%–

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,70014.3%–

64St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.3%–

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