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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Tensas Parish, LALA3,70025.6%+26%

02East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76025.3%+38%

03Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22323.0%+24%

04St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75821.5%+38%

05East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.1%−13%

06Concordia Parish, LALA17,83620.5%+9%

07Jackson Parish, LALA15,83419.5%+44%

08Grant Parish, LALA22,07518.6%+22%

09Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36018.1%−18%

10Bienville Parish, LALA12,26918.0%+9%

11Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52017.8%+14%

12Madison Parish, LALA8,84417.6%−9%

13Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35417.3%−10%

14Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08916.9%−3%

15Sabine Parish, LALA21,83416.9%+12%

16Franklin Parish, LALA19,00216.6%+8%

17St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58616.5%+14%

18West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75616.1%−3%

19Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70516.0%+25%

20Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98015.7%+22%

21Rapides Parish, LALA125,87715.7%−10%

22Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94115.6%−6%

23East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.4%−0%

24Iberville Parish, LALA29,57915.4%−3%

25Washington Parish, LALA44,93715.3%−18%

26Red River Parish, LALA7,16515.3%−23%

27Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54215.2%+8%

28Caddo Parish, LALA224,22615.2%−3%

29LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15415.2%−28%

30Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50514.8%+10%

31Cameron Parish, LALA4,71814.8%−20%

32Winn Parish, LALA14,96114.6%−10%

33St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64214.5%+27%

34Orleans Parish, LALA362,15414.5%−1%

35West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13414.4%−47%

36De Soto Parish, LALA27,38114.4%−8%

37Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34614.2%−8%

38Bossier Parish, LALA131,86714.2%+6%

39Livingston Parish, LALA155,03614.1%+11%

40Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46614.0%−3%

41St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87514.0%+23%

42Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67314.0%+1%

43Richland Parish, LALA19,58213.7%+13%

44Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47113.7%−4%

45Allen Parish, LALA22,67213.5%−12%

46St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55213.5%+3%

47Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25613.4%−13%

48Webster Parish, LALA34,94813.2%−11%

49Ascension Parish, LALA135,10513.2%+15%

50Assumption Parish, LALA19,72012.8%+5%

51St. James Parish, LALA18,93812.6%−14%

52Vernon Parish, LALA45,09112.6%−12%

53Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16312.5%−0%

54St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.3%+5%

55West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15612.0%−26%

56Iberia Parish, LALA66,84612.0%+1%

57Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67111.7%−1%

58Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94911.3%−6%

59Acadia Parish, LALA57,03211.3%−19%

60Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811.2%+7%

61St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76510.8%−17%

62Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.6%−35%

63Union Parish, LALA20,56110.1%+3%

64St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10610.1%−8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES