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Most unemployed people, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017,486+15%

02Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,896−17%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39813,395+13%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,2269,007+21%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496,469+1%

06St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1086,397−4%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665,320−5%

08Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5424,816+28%

09Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463,783−12%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673,454+13%

11Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053,010−22%

12Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362,968−14%

13Rapides Parish, LALA125,8772,960−13%

14Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1632,276−29%

15Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462,183−22%

16St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752,111+23%

17St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7652,079+20%

18Acadia Parish, LALA57,0321,875−27%

19Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5051,813−42%

20Washington Parish, LALA44,9371,756−2%

21St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5861,749+10%

22St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6421,545−19%

23Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6711,303−32%

24Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9801,271−31%

25St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5521,086−22%

26Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6731,063−15%

27Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411,048+2%

28West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756973−6%

29Vernon Parish, LALA45,091956−28%

30Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705953+77%

31St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106935−47%

32Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089873−55%

33Allen Parish, LALA22,672837−3%

34St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758806−0%

35Concordia Parish, LALA17,836784+26%

36Iberville Parish, LALA29,579769−44%

37Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360767−24%

38Webster Parish, LALA34,948728+0%

39Richland Parish, LALA19,582715+30%

40De Soto Parish, LALA27,381676−38%

41Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471642−31%

42Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520636+20%

43Franklin Parish, LALA19,002619−0%

44Sabine Parish, LALA21,834547−28%

45Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256453+36%

46Assumption Parish, LALA19,720442−16%

47East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911426−10%

48Union Parish, LALA20,561419+14%

49Jackson Parish, LALA15,834418+65%

50Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344378+10%

51St. James Parish, LALA18,938370−21%

52East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760327+336%

53LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154314+17%

54Grant Parish, LALA22,075313−7%

55Bienville Parish, LALA12,269296+16%

56Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223275+3%

57Winn Parish, LALA14,961264−10%

58West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134238−54%

59West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156226−28%

60Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354213+0%

61Madison Parish, LALA8,844174−50%

62Tensas Parish, LALA3,700128−40%

63Red River Parish, LALA7,165106−21%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,71846−23%

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