Counties in Louisiana by real GDP growth

St. Charles Parish had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2021, at 41.9%. Evangeline Parish had the lowest, at -7.1%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Louisiana was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Median4.464 counties
Louisiana7.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 41.9 %41.9St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 33.5 %33.5St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 25.8 %25.8Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 19.7 %19.7Madison ParishMadison Parish: 19.3 %19.3Red River ParishRed River Parish: 13.9 %13.9Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 13.6 %13.6Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 13.6 %13.6Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 12.8 %12.8Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 12 %12Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 11 %11Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 9.8 %9.8St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 9.4 %9.4Winn ParishWinn Parish: 9.2 %9.2Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 8.6 %8.6Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 8.3 %8.3Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 8 %8Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 7.6 %7.6Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 7.6 %7.6Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 7.6 %7.6Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 7.5 %7.5St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 7.2 %7.2West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 7.2 %7.2Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 6.9 %6.9St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.4 %6.4St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 6.2 %6.2Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 5.4 %5.4Washington ParishWashington Parish: 5.2 %5.2Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 4.7 %4.7De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.6 %4.6East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4 %4.4Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 4.4 %4.4Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.2 %4.2Webster ParishWebster Parish: 4.2 %4.2Grant ParishGrant Parish: 3.7 %3.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 3.5 %3.5Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 3.1 %3.1Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 3.1 %3.1St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 2.5 %2.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1St. Charles Parish41.9+59.7 pts
2St. John the Baptist Parish33.5+68.5 pts
3St. James Parish25.8+53.7 pts
4Calcasieu Parish19.7+43.3 pts
5Madison Parish19.3+34.3 pts
6Red River Parish13.9+23.1 pts
7Bienville Parish13.6+11.1 pts
7Sabine Parish13.6+16.8 pts
9Pointe Coupee Parish12.8+27.2 pts
10Ascension Parish12+22.2 pts
11Cameron Parish11+32.8 pts
12Natchitoches Parish9.8+8 pts
13St. Mary Parish9.4+11.2 pts
14Winn Parish9.2+3.1 pts
15Tensas Parish8.6+19.7 pts
16Assumption Parish8.3+16.6 pts
17Caddo Parish8+14.8 pts
18Bossier Parish7.6+13.5 pts
18Plaquemines Parish7.6+27.5 pts
18Tangipahoa Parish7.6+11.6 pts
21Lafayette Parish7.5+12 pts
22St. Tammany Parish7.2+10.5 pts
22West Baton Rouge Parish7.2+17 pts
24Jefferson Parish6.9+13.3 pts
25St. Helena Parish6.4+16.1 pts
26St. Martin Parish6.2+12.7 pts
27Claiborne Parish5.4+15.2 pts
28Washington Parish5.2+13.5 pts
29Livingston Parish4.9+9.9 pts
30St. Landry Parish4.7+10.4 pts
31De Soto Parish4.6+16.3 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish4.4+12.3 pts
32Vernon Parish4.4+6 pts
34Orleans Parish4.2+13.5 pts
34Webster Parish4.2+8.6 pts
36Grant Parish3.7+0.6 pts
37Lincoln Parish3.5+10.1 pts
38Rapides Parish3.1+6.8 pts
38Vermilion Parish3.1+6.8 pts
40St. Bernard Parish2.5+15.6 pts
41Lafourche Parish2.2+6.6 pts
42Terrebonne Parish2.1+9.8 pts
43Ouachita Parish2+5.6 pts
44Concordia Parish1.8+4.9 pts
45Union Parish1.6+8.5 pts
46Allen Parish0.8+2.2 pts
47Caldwell Parish0.3+4.9 pts
48Iberia Parish-0.1+6.2 pts
48West Feliciana Parish-0.1-2.2 pts
50East Feliciana Parish-0.3+5.6 pts
50Franklin Parish-0.3-0.5 pts
52Avoyelles Parish-0.8+1.3 pts
53Morehouse Parish-1.2-1.3 pts
54West Carroll Parish-1.4-5.6 pts
55East Carroll Parish-1.6-3.2 pts
56Jackson Parish-1.9-0.4 pts
57Catahoula Parish-2.1-3.3 pts
58Richland Parish-3.1-2 pts
59Acadia Parish-3.2-2.1 pts
60Jefferson Davis Parish-3.8-3 pts
61Iberville Parish-5.5+1.3 pts
62LaSalle Parish-5.7+2.2 pts
63Beauregard Parish-6-13.4 pts
64Evangeline Parish-7.1-3.1 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. Charles Parish, with 41.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Evangeline Parish, with -7.1% in 2021.

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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