Counties in Louisiana by real GDP growth

St. Helena Parish had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2018, at 17%. Catahoula Parish had the lowest, at -5.4%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Louisiana was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Median1.464 counties
Louisiana2.2History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 17 %17Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 12.5 %12.5Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 12.2 %12.2LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 10.4 %10.4Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 9.7 %9.7East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 8.3 %8.3De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 8 %8West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.3 %6.3Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 5.4 %5.4East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 4.8 %4.8Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 4.7 %4.7Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 4.4 %4.4Winn ParishWinn Parish: 3.5 %3.5Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3.2 %3.2Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 3.2 %3.2Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 3.1 %3.1Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 3 %3Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 2.9 %2.9St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 2.6 %2.6Webster ParishWebster Parish: 2.6 %2.6West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 2.5 %2.5Grant ParishGrant Parish: 2.4 %2.4Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 2.3 %2.3Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 2.3 %2.3Red River ParishRed River Parish: 2.3 %2.3Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 2.2 %2.2Allen ParishAllen Parish: 2.1 %2.1Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 2 %2Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 1.9 %1.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 1.9 %1.9Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 1.8 %1.8Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1.6 %1.6Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 1.2 %1.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1.1 %1.1Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 0.9 %0.9St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 0.9 %0.9Washington ParishWashington Parish: 0.5 %0.5Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 0.2 %0.2Richland ParishRichland Parish: 0.1 %0.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 0 %0
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1St. Helena Parish17+23.9 pts
2Sabine Parish12.5+8.5 pts
3Beauregard Parish12.2+11.5 pts
4LaSalle Parish10.4+9.6 pts
5Livingston Parish9.7+7.2 pts
6East Baton Rouge Parish8.3+19.1 pts
7De Soto Parish8+6.6 pts
8West Carroll Parish6.3+10.6 pts
9Lafayette Parish5.4+4.8 pts
10East Feliciana Parish4.8-3.4 pts
11Terrebonne Parish4.7+9 pts
12Ascension Parish4.4+0.6 pts
13Winn Parish3.5+2.7 pts
14Iberia Parish3.2+5.4 pts
14Vermilion Parish3.2+5.2 pts
16Assumption Parish3.1-1.9 pts
17Franklin Parish3+0.1 pts
18Bossier Parish2.9+0.2 pts
19St. Tammany Parish2.6-2.2 pts
19Webster Parish2.6+4.7 pts
21West Feliciana Parish2.5-0.6 pts
22Grant Parish2.4-0.4 pts
23Avoyelles Parish2.3-2.6 pts
23Lafourche Parish2.3+5.9 pts
23Red River Parish2.3-8.2 pts
26Caddo Parish2.2+1 pts
27Allen Parish2.1-0.3 pts
28Ouachita Parish2+1.3 pts
29Concordia Parish1.9+0.9 pts
29St. Mary Parish1.9+2.4 pts
31Caldwell Parish1.8+4.3 pts
32Acadia Parish1.6+3.8 pts
33Rapides Parish1.2+1.9 pts
34St. Bernard Parish1.1-6.7 pts
35Orleans Parish0.9-0.8 pts
35St. Martin Parish0.9-3.1 pts
37Washington Parish0.5+1.8 pts
38Tangipahoa Parish0.2-7.8 pts
39Richland Parish0.1-13 pts
40Claiborne Parish0+1.5 pts
41Union Parish-0.2+20.1 pts
42Jackson Parish-0.3+4 pts
43Jefferson Parish-0.4-1.3 pts
44Bienville Parish-0.7-9 pts
44Madison Parish-0.7-6.8 pts
44West Baton Rouge Parish-0.7+1.4 pts
47Evangeline Parish-0.9+0.5 pts
48Morehouse Parish-1+10 pts
49St. John the Baptist Parish-1.1-33.3 pts
50Lincoln Parish-1.2-14.1 pts
50Natchitoches Parish-1.2-7.2 pts
52Calcasieu Parish-1.4-17.5 pts
53Jefferson Davis Parish-1.7+1.5 pts
53St. James Parish-1.7-48.7 pts
55Plaquemines Parish-2-9 pts
56Cameron Parish-2.1-10.8 pts
57St. Landry Parish-2.4-8.3 pts
58Vernon Parish-2.6-2.2 pts
59Pointe Coupee Parish-2.9-2.7 pts
60Iberville Parish-3.2-51.2 pts
61Tensas Parish-4.4-6.1 pts
62East Carroll Parish-4.9+0.8 pts
62St. Charles Parish-4.9-22.1 pts
64Catahoula Parish-5.4-10.6 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?

St. Helena Parish, with 17% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Catahoula Parish, with -5.4% in 2018.

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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