RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most unemployed people, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 1,030.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,15416,721–

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015,159–

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811,845–

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,2267,473–

05St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1086,687–

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496,375–

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665,608–

08Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3464,280–

09Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053,849–

10Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5423,756–

11Livingston Parish, LALA155,0363,449–

12Rapides Parish, LALA125,8773,419–

13Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633,193–

14Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053,126–

15Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673,065–

16Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462,810–

17Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322,572–

18Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0891,947–

19Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6711,923–

20St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6421,917–

21Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9801,832–

22Washington Parish, LALA44,9371,788–

23St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1061,760–

24St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7651,727–

25St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8751,713–

26St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5861,588–

27St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5521,399–

28Iberville Parish, LALA29,5791,372–

29Vernon Parish, LALA45,0911,327–

30Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6731,252–

31De Soto Parish, LALA27,3811,091–

32West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7561,030–

33Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411,023–

34Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601,010–

35Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471930–

36Allen Parish, LALA22,672863–

37St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758808–

38Sabine Parish, LALA21,834759–

39Webster Parish, LALA34,948728–

40Franklin Parish, LALA19,002622–

41Concordia Parish, LALA17,836620–

42Richland Parish, LALA19,582552–

43Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705539–

44Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520528–

45Assumption Parish, LALA19,720524–

46West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134517–

47East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911475–

48St. James Parish, LALA18,938468–

49Union Parish, LALA20,561367–

50Madison Parish, LALA8,844345–

51Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344344–

52Grant Parish, LALA22,075335–

53Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256332–

54West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156316–

55Winn Parish, LALA14,961293–

56LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154268–

57Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223266–

58Bienville Parish, LALA12,269255–

59Jackson Parish, LALA15,834253–

60Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354213–

61Tensas Parish, LALA3,700212–

62Red River Parish, LALA7,165135–

63East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76075–

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,71860–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS