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Most self-employed workers, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Tensas Parish, LALA3,70025.6%+5.2 pts
02East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76025.3%+6.9 pts
03Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22323.0%+4.5 pts
04St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75821.5%+5.9 pts
05East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.1%−3.1 pts
06Concordia Parish, LALA17,83620.5%+1.7 pts
07Jackson Parish, LALA15,83419.5%+6.0 pts
08Grant Parish, LALA22,07518.6%+3.4 pts
09Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36018.1%−3.9 pts
10Bienville Parish, LALA12,26918.0%+1.4 pts
11Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52017.8%+2.1 pts
12Madison Parish, LALA8,84417.6%−1.7 pts
13Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35417.3%−2.0 pts
14Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08916.9%−0.6 pts
15Sabine Parish, LALA21,83416.9%+1.8 pts
16Franklin Parish, LALA19,00216.6%+1.2 pts
17St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58616.5%+2.1 pts
18West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75616.1%−0.5 pts
19Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70516.0%+3.2 pts
20Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98015.7%+2.8 pts
21Rapides Parish, LALA125,87715.7%−1.8 pts
22Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94115.6%−1.0 pts
23East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.4%−0.1 pts
24Iberville Parish, LALA29,57915.4%−0.5 pts
25Washington Parish, LALA44,93715.3%−3.4 pts
26Red River Parish, LALA7,16515.3%−4.6 pts
27Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54215.2%+1.1 pts
28Caddo Parish, LALA224,22615.2%−0.5 pts
29LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15415.2%−5.8 pts
30Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50514.8%+1.4 pts
31Cameron Parish, LALA4,71814.8%−3.8 pts
32Winn Parish, LALA14,96114.6%−1.5 pts
33St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64214.5%+3.1 pts
34Orleans Parish, LALA362,15414.5%−0.1 pts
35West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13414.4%−12.6 pts
36De Soto Parish, LALA27,38114.4%−1.3 pts
37Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34614.2%−1.2 pts
38Bossier Parish, LALA131,86714.2%+0.7 pts
39Livingston Parish, LALA155,03614.1%+1.4 pts
40Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46614.0%−0.5 pts
41St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.0%+2.7 pts
42Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.0%+0.1 pts
43Richland Parish, LALA19,58213.7%+1.5 pts
44Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47113.7%−0.5 pts
45Allen Parish, LALA22,67213.5%−1.9 pts
46St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55213.5%+0.4 pts
47Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25613.4%−2.0 pts
48Webster Parish, LALA34,94813.2%−1.6 pts
49Ascension Parish, LALA135,10513.2%+1.7 pts
50Assumption Parish, LALA19,72012.8%+0.6 pts
51St. James Parish, LALA18,93812.6%−2.0 pts
52Vernon Parish, LALA45,09112.6%−1.7 pts
53Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16312.5%−0.0 pts
54St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.3%+0.6 pts
55West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15612.0%−4.3 pts
56Iberia Parish, LALA66,84612.0%+0.2 pts
57Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67111.7%−0.1 pts
58Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94911.3%−0.7 pts
59Acadia Parish, LALA57,03211.3%−2.7 pts
60Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811.2%+0.7 pts
61St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76510.8%−2.1 pts
62Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.6%−5.6 pts
63Union Parish, LALA20,56110.1%+0.3 pts
64St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10610.1%−0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES