Counties in Louisiana by real GDP growth

Cameron Parish had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2016, at 34.8%. Union Parish had the lowest, at -24.7%. The median was 0.1% and the figure for Louisiana was -1.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest34.8Cameron Parish
Lowest-24.7Union Parish
Median0.164 counties
Louisiana-1.7History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 34.8 %34.8Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 31.2 %31.2East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 27.8 %27.8St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 23 %23West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 18.6 %18.6St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 13.1 %13.1Madison ParishMadison Parish: 12.8 %12.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 6.9 %6.9Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 6.7 %6.7Richland ParishRichland Parish: 6.6 %6.6St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 6.5 %6.5Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5.6 %5.6Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5 %5Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 4.9 %4.9Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.7 %4.7Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4 %4Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 3.4 %3.4St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 3.4 %3.4De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 3.1 %3.1Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 3 %3Grant ParishGrant Parish: 2.8 %2.8Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 1.9 %1.9Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 1.3 %1.3Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 1.3 %1.3Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1.2 %1.2Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1.2 %1.2West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 1.1 %1.1Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 0.7 %0.7Washington ParishWashington Parish: 0.7 %0.7Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 0.3 %0.3West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 0.3 %0.3St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 0.2 %0.2Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: -0.1 %-0.1Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: -0.2 %-0.2Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: -0.3 %-0.3Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: -0.7 %-0.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: -0.8 %-0.8Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: -1.1 %-1.1Vernon ParishVernon Parish: -1.1 %-1.1St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: -1.6 %-1.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cameron Parish34.8+20.7 pts
2Tensas Parish31.2+56.6 pts
3East Carroll Parish27.8+61.4 pts
4St. Bernard Parish23+43.1 pts
5West Carroll Parish18.6+28.2 pts
6St. James Parish13.1+36.2 pts
7Madison Parish12.8+20.9 pts
8Morehouse Parish6.9+15.1 pts
9Calcasieu Parish6.7+2.8 pts
10Richland Parish6.6+6.8 pts
11St. Tammany Parish6.5+1 pts
12Allen Parish5.6+8.9 pts
13Red River Parish5+15.1 pts
14Concordia Parish4.9+19.6 pts
15Lincoln Parish4.7+2.5 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish4+9.7 pts
17Iberville Parish3.4+4.5 pts
17St. Helena Parish3.4+4.9 pts
19De Soto Parish3.1-9 pts
20Ouachita Parish3-0.2 pts
21Grant Parish2.8+8.4 pts
22Rapides Parish1.9+3.9 pts
23Caldwell Parish1.3+5.6 pts
23Jefferson Davis Parish1.3+4.2 pts
25Acadia Parish1.2+6.6 pts
25Natchitoches Parish1.2-2.4 pts
27West Feliciana Parish1.1+7.6 pts
28Franklin Parish0.7+12.4 pts
28Washington Parish0.7+0.1 pts
30Bienville Parish0.3+2.2 pts
30West Baton Rouge Parish0.3+2.8 pts
32St. Charles Parish0.20 pts
33Beauregard Parish-0.1+0.7 pts
34Jefferson Parish-0.2-2 pts
35Caddo Parish-0.3-2.4 pts
36Evangeline Parish-0.7-0.7 pts
37Avoyelles Parish-0.8+9.8 pts
38Orleans Parish-1.1-4.5 pts
38Vernon Parish-1.1+1.4 pts
40St. Landry Parish-1.6+0.3 pts
41Ascension Parish-1.7+1.9 pts
42Bossier Parish-1.9-2.8 pts
43LaSalle Parish-2+6.1 pts
44Winn Parish-2.5+3.5 pts
45Livingston Parish-2.8-7.1 pts
46Pointe Coupee Parish-3.7+12.2 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish-4.3-4 pts
48Catahoula Parish-5.2+2.4 pts
48Webster Parish-5.2+0.2 pts
50Assumption Parish-6.3+4.7 pts
51Sabine Parish-6.7-7.9 pts
52Plaquemines Parish-7-1.6 pts
53St. John the Baptist Parish-7.3+5.5 pts
54St. Martin Parish-8.3+3.9 pts
55Jackson Parish-8.8-7.9 pts
56Vermilion Parish-8.9-2.3 pts
57Lafayette Parish-9.6-2.2 pts
58East Feliciana Parish-10-0.5 pts
59Claiborne Parish-10.3-12.3 pts
60Lafourche Parish-12.5-1.4 pts
61Iberia Parish-13.4-5 pts
62St. Mary Parish-13.8-4.5 pts
63Terrebonne Parish-14.2-7.4 pts
64Union Parish-24.7-24.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Cameron Parish, with 34.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Union Parish, with -24.7% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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