Counties in Louisiana by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Cameron Parish had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2014, at $167,722. St. Helena Parish had the lowest, at $15,557. The median was $34,683 and the figure for Louisiana was $51,834. Source: BEA.

Highest167,722Cameron Parish
Lowest15,557St. Helena Parish
Median34,68364 counties
Louisiana51,834History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 167,722 USD167,722Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 161,430 USD161,430St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 126,845 USD126,845St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 111,078 USD111,078Red River ParishRed River Parish: 107,735 USD107,735De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 101,381 USD101,381East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 89,032 USD89,032West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 75,915 USD75,915St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 75,788 USD75,788Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 69,561 USD69,561Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 67,889 USD67,889Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 61,126 USD61,126West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 57,391 USD57,391Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 57,110 USD57,110St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 56,960 USD56,960Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 56,360 USD56,360Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 53,606 USD53,606Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 52,687 USD52,687Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 52,394 USD52,394Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 50,468 USD50,468Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 49,419 USD49,419Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 48,264 USD48,264Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 45,017 USD45,017Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 41,443 USD41,443Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 41,319 USD41,319Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 40,715 USD40,715Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 40,473 USD40,473St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 40,128 USD40,128St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 39,228 USD39,228Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 38,692 USD38,692Union ParishUnion Parish: 38,138 USD38,138Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 34,690 USD34,690LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 34,675 USD34,675Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 34,206 USD34,206Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 33,045 USD33,045Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 32,773 USD32,773Winn ParishWinn Parish: 32,631 USD32,631Webster ParishWebster Parish: 32,279 USD32,279Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 31,461 USD31,461Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 30,154 USD30,154
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Cameron Parish167,722+40.1%
2Plaquemines Parish161,430-13.2%
3St. Charles Parish126,845+8.9%
4St. James Parish111,078-3.8%
5Red River Parish107,735+11.3%
6De Soto Parish101,381-6.7%
7East Baton Rouge Parish89,032+15.1%
8West Baton Rouge Parish75,915+17.5%
9St. John the Baptist Parish75,788-5.1%
10Ascension Parish69,561-6.4%
11Lafayette Parish67,889+2.5%
12Terrebonne Parish61,126+2.8%
13West Feliciana Parish57,391+3.7%
14Orleans Parish57,110+1.9%
15St. Mary Parish56,960+3.2%
16Calcasieu Parish56,360+1.9%
17Iberia Parish53,606-1%
18Iberville Parish52,687+6.2%
19Lafourche Parish52,394+2.1%
20Jefferson Parish50,468+2.5%
21Pointe Coupee Parish49,419+6.7%
22Caddo Parish48,264+2.7%
23Bienville Parish45,017-10.4%
24Bossier Parish41,443+1.2%
25Rapides Parish41,319+2.2%
26Ouachita Parish40,715+6%
27Lincoln Parish40,473+14.3%
28St. Bernard Parish40,128+1.6%
29St. Tammany Parish39,228+6.5%
30Vernon Parish38,692-3.2%
31Union Parish38,138-20%
32Jackson Parish34,690+12.6%
33LaSalle Parish34,675-8.7%
34Sabine Parish34,206-8.8%
35Claiborne Parish33,045+4.3%
36Vermilion Parish32,773+3.9%
37Winn Parish32,631-4.7%
38Webster Parish32,279+2%
39Natchitoches Parish31,461+4.2%
40Jefferson Davis Parish30,154-2.2%
41Concordia Parish29,857-0.9%
42Madison Parish29,762-13.5%
43Tangipahoa Parish29,452+0.2%
44East Carroll Parish29,256-10.4%
45Tensas Parish28,674-30.1%
46St. Martin Parish28,321-1.3%
47Beauregard Parish27,677-2.6%
48St. Landry Parish27,459+3.4%
49Acadia Parish27,405+3.5%
50East Feliciana Parish26,986+0.2%
51Evangeline Parish26,637+5%
52Allen Parish26,540+0.9%
53Franklin Parish24,960-16.7%
54Morehouse Parish24,647-6.5%
55Richland Parish24,322-8.6%
56Avoyelles Parish23,232+2.6%
57Washington Parish23,076+5.2%
58Assumption Parish23,019-12.4%
59Livingston Parish19,574-1.3%
60Catahoula Parish19,045-13.5%
61Caldwell Parish18,894+3.4%
62West Carroll Parish18,631-4.4%
63Grant Parish16,193+5.3%
64St. Helena Parish15,557-0.6%

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Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Cameron Parish, with $167,722 in 2014, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

St. Helena Parish, with $15,557 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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