Counties in Louisiana by real GDP growth

Iberville Parish had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2017, at 48%. Union Parish had the lowest, at -20.3%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-20.3Union Parish
Median1.564 counties
Louisiana1.8History

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 48 %48St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 47 %47St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 32.2 %32.2St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 17.2 %17.2Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 16.1 %16.1Richland ParishRichland Parish: 13.1 %13.1Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 12.9 %12.9Red River ParishRed River Parish: 10.5 %10.5Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 8.7 %8.7Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 8.3 %8.3East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 8.2 %8.2Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 8 %8St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 7.8 %7.8Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 7 %7Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.1 %6.1Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 6 %6St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.9 %5.9Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.2 %5.2Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 5 %5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 4.8 %4.8Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4 %4St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 4 %4Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 3.8 %3.8West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 3.1 %3.1Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 2.9 %2.9Grant ParishGrant Parish: 2.8 %2.8Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 2.7 %2.7Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 2.5 %2.5Allen ParishAllen Parish: 2.4 %2.4Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 1.7 %1.7Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 1.7 %1.7De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 1.4 %1.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 1.2 %1.2Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 1 %1Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 0.9 %0.9LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 0.8 %0.8Winn ParishWinn Parish: 0.8 %0.8Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 0.7 %0.7Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 0.7 %0.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Iberville Parish48+44.6 pts
2St. James Parish47+33.9 pts
3St. John the Baptist Parish32.2+39.5 pts
4St. Charles Parish17.2+17 pts
5Calcasieu Parish16.1+9.4 pts
6Richland Parish13.1+6.5 pts
7Lincoln Parish12.9+8.2 pts
8Red River Parish10.5+5.5 pts
9Cameron Parish8.7-26.1 pts
10Bienville Parish8.3+8 pts
11East Feliciana Parish8.2+18.2 pts
12Tangipahoa Parish8+4 pts
13St. Bernard Parish7.8-15.2 pts
14Plaquemines Parish7+14 pts
15Madison Parish6.1-6.7 pts
16Natchitoches Parish6+4.8 pts
17St. Landry Parish5.9+7.5 pts
18Catahoula Parish5.2+10.4 pts
19Assumption Parish5+11.3 pts
20Avoyelles Parish4.9+5.7 pts
21St. Tammany Parish4.8-1.7 pts
22Sabine Parish4+10.7 pts
22St. Martin Parish4+12.3 pts
24Ascension Parish3.8+5.5 pts
25West Feliciana Parish3.1+2 pts
26Franklin Parish2.9+2.2 pts
27Grant Parish2.80 pts
28Bossier Parish2.7+4.6 pts
29Livingston Parish2.5+5.3 pts
30Allen Parish2.4-3.2 pts
31Orleans Parish1.7+2.8 pts
31Tensas Parish1.7-29.5 pts
33De Soto Parish1.4-1.7 pts
34Caddo Parish1.2+1.5 pts
35Concordia Parish1-3.9 pts
36Jefferson Parish0.9+1.1 pts
37LaSalle Parish0.8+2.8 pts
37Winn Parish0.8+3.3 pts
39Beauregard Parish0.7+0.8 pts
39Ouachita Parish0.7-2.3 pts
41Lafayette Parish0.6+10.2 pts
42Pointe Coupee Parish-0.2+3.5 pts
43Vernon Parish-0.4+0.7 pts
44St. Mary Parish-0.5+13.3 pts
45Rapides Parish-0.7-2.6 pts
46Washington Parish-1.3-2 pts
47Evangeline Parish-1.4-0.7 pts
48Claiborne Parish-1.5+8.8 pts
49Vermilion Parish-2+6.9 pts
50Webster Parish-2.1+3.1 pts
50West Baton Rouge Parish-2.1-2.4 pts
52Acadia Parish-2.2-3.4 pts
52Iberia Parish-2.2+11.2 pts
54Caldwell Parish-2.5-3.8 pts
55Jefferson Davis Parish-3.2-4.5 pts
56Lafourche Parish-3.6+8.9 pts
57Jackson Parish-4.3+4.5 pts
57Terrebonne Parish-4.3+9.9 pts
57West Carroll Parish-4.3-22.9 pts
60East Carroll Parish-5.7-33.5 pts
61St. Helena Parish-6.9-10.3 pts
62East Baton Rouge Parish-10.8-6.5 pts
63Morehouse Parish-11-17.9 pts
64Union Parish-20.3+4.4 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?

Iberville Parish, with 48% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Union Parish, with -20.3% in 2017.

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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