Counties in Louisiana by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Cameron Parish had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2015, at $175,352. Grant Parish had the lowest, at $15,313. The median was $32,017 and the figure for Louisiana was $50,171. Source: BEA.

Highest175,352Cameron Parish
Lowest15,313Grant Parish
Median32,01764 counties
Louisiana50,171History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 175,352 USD175,352Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 125,713 USD125,713St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 125,368 USD125,368East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 88,222 USD88,222St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 84,396 USD84,396West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 71,960 USD71,960De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 70,684 USD70,684Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 66,258 USD66,258St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 64,297 USD64,297Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 62,305 USD62,305Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 58,834 USD58,834Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 57,637 USD57,637Red River ParishRed River Parish: 56,631 USD56,631Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 55,933 USD55,933West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 54,070 USD54,070Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 52,892 USD52,892St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 52,532 USD52,532Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 52,175 USD52,175Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 48,443 USD48,443Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 47,102 USD47,102Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 45,473 USD45,473Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 42,369 USD42,369Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 41,316 USD41,316St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 40,907 USD40,907Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 40,392 USD40,392Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 39,918 USD39,918Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 39,131 USD39,131Union ParishUnion Parish: 38,333 USD38,333Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 36,974 USD36,974Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 34,733 USD34,733Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 33,020 USD33,020Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 32,534 USD32,534St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 31,501 USD31,501Winn ParishWinn Parish: 30,442 USD30,442Webster ParishWebster Parish: 30,218 USD30,218Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 29,196 USD29,196Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 29,070 USD29,070Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 27,877 USD27,877LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 27,562 USD27,562Madison ParishMadison Parish: 27,520 USD27,520
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Cameron Parish175,352+4.5%
2Plaquemines Parish125,713-22.1%
3St. Charles Parish125,368-1.2%
4East Baton Rouge Parish88,222-0.9%
5St. James Parish84,396-24%
6West Baton Rouge Parish71,960-5.2%
7De Soto Parish70,684-30.3%
8Ascension Parish66,258-4.7%
9St. John the Baptist Parish64,297-15.2%
10Lafayette Parish62,305-8.2%
11Orleans Parish58,834+3%
12Calcasieu Parish57,637+2.3%
13Red River Parish56,631-47.4%
14Terrebonne Parish55,933-8.5%
15West Feliciana Parish54,070-5.8%
16Iberville Parish52,892+0.4%
17St. Mary Parish52,532-7.8%
18Jefferson Parish52,175+3.4%
19Caddo Parish48,443+0.4%
20Iberia Parish47,102-12.1%
21Lafourche Parish45,473-13.2%
22Ouachita Parish42,369+4.1%
23Rapides Parish41,316-0%
24St. Tammany Parish40,907+4.3%
25Pointe Coupee Parish40,392-18.3%
26Bossier Parish39,918-3.7%
27Vernon Parish39,131+1.1%
28Union Parish38,333+0.5%
29Lincoln Parish36,974-8.6%
30Bienville Parish34,733-22.8%
31Natchitoches Parish33,020+5%
32Jackson Parish32,534-6.2%
33St. Bernard Parish31,501-21.5%
34Winn Parish30,442-6.7%
35Webster Parish30,218-6.4%
36Sabine Parish29,196-14.6%
37Claiborne Parish29,070-12%
38Tangipahoa Parish27,877-5.3%
39LaSalle Parish27,562-20.5%
40Madison Parish27,520-7.5%
41Vermilion Parish27,244-16.9%
42St. Landry Parish27,240-0.8%
43Jefferson Davis Parish27,113-10.1%
44Beauregard Parish26,561-4%
45Allen Parish25,940-2.3%
46Acadia Parish25,699-6.2%
47Evangeline Parish25,698-3.5%
48Concordia Parish25,349-15.1%
49St. Martin Parish25,116-11.3%
50Richland Parish24,724+1.7%
51East Feliciana Parish24,566-9%
52Washington Parish23,662+2.5%
53Morehouse Parish22,434-9%
54Avoyelles Parish20,894-10.1%
55Tensas Parish20,514-28.5%
56Assumption Parish20,501-10.9%
57Livingston Parish20,496+4.7%
58Franklin Parish20,153-19.3%
59East Carroll Parish19,059-34.9%
60Caldwell Parish18,266-3.3%
61West Carroll Parish17,405-6.6%
62Catahoula Parish17,355-8.9%
63St. Helena Parish15,697+0.9%
64Grant Parish15,313-5.4%

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About this ranking

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 $175,352 in 2015, according to BEA.

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

Grant Parish, with $15,313 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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