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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. The median across all 64 is 873. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Morehouse Parish, LA, up 13 places to #30.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01▲1East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017,486+15%

02▼1Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,896−17%

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

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

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

06▼1St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1086,397−4%

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

08▲2Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5424,816+28%

09▼1Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463,783−12%

10▲5Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673,454+13%

11▼2Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053,010−22%

12▼1Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362,968−14%

13▼1Rapides Parish, LALA125,8772,960−13%

14▼1Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1632,276−29%

15▲1Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462,183−22%

16▲9St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752,111+23%

17▲7St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7652,079+20%

18▼1Acadia Parish, LALA57,0321,875−27%

19▼5Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5051,813−42%

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

21▲5St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5861,749+10%

22▼2St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6421,545−19%

23▼4Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6711,303−32%

24▼3Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9801,271−31%

25▲2St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5521,086−22%

26▲4Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6731,063−15%

27▲6Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411,048+2%

28▲4West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756973−6%

29Vernon Parish, LALA45,091956−28%

30▲13Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705953+77%

31▼8St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106935−47%

32▼14Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089873−55%

33▲3Allen Parish, LALA22,672837−3%

34▲3St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7588060%

35▲6Concordia Parish, LALA17,836784+26%

36▼8Iberville Parish, LALA29,579769−44%

37▼3Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360767−24%

38▲1Webster Parish, LALA34,9487280%

39▲3Richland Parish, LALA19,582715+30%

40▼9De Soto Parish, LALA27,381676−38%

41▼6Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471642−31%

42▲2Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520636+20%

43▼3Franklin Parish, LALA19,0026190%

44▼6Sabine Parish, LALA21,834547−28%

45▲8Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256453+36%

46▼1Assumption Parish, LALA19,720442−16%

47East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911426−10%

48▲1Union Parish, LALA20,561419+14%

49▲10Jackson Parish, LALA15,834418+65%

50▲1Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344378+10%

51▼3St. James Parish, LALA18,938370−21%

52▲11East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760327+336%

53▲3LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154314+17%

54▼2Grant Parish, LALA22,075313−7%

55▲3Bienville Parish, LALA12,269296+16%

56▲1Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223275+3%

57▼2Winn Parish, LALA14,961264−10%

58▼12West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134238−54%

59▼5West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156226−28%

60Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542130%

61▼11Madison Parish, LALA8,844174−50%

62▼1Tensas Parish, LALA3,700128−40%

63▼1Red River Parish, LALA7,165106−21%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,71846−23%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES