Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2013, at $34.78 billion. St. Helena Parish had the lowest, at $172.88 million. The median was $1.23 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $231.65 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Median1,227.264 counties
Louisiana231,652.7History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 34,780.6 USD million34,780.6Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 21,516.4 USD million21,516.4Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 21,127.4 USD million21,127.4Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 15,259.4 USD million15,259.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 11,986.1 USD million11,986.1Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 11,054.7 USD million11,054.7St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 8,938.4 USD million8,938.4Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 8,476.9 USD million8,476.9Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 6,693.7 USD million6,693.7St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 6,113.1 USD million6,113.1Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 6,091 USD million6,091Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 5,365.3 USD million5,365.3Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 5,096.2 USD million5,096.2Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 4,987.7 USD million4,987.7Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 4,397.3 USD million4,397.3Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3,998.7 USD million3,998.7Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 3,658.4 USD million3,658.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 3,477.7 USD million3,477.7St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,972.2 USD million2,972.2De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 2,915 USD million2,915Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 2,645.9 USD million2,645.9St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 2,471.4 USD million2,471.4St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,223.2 USD million2,223.2Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,124.3 USD million2,124.3Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,849.3 USD million1,849.3Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 1,693 USD million1,693St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,667.2 USD million1,667.2Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 1,625.3 USD million1,625.3Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,611.5 USD million1,611.5West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,604.1 USD million1,604.1St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,507.2 USD million1,507.2Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,276 USD million1,276Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,178.5 USD million1,178.5Union ParishUnion Parish: 1,054.3 USD million1,054.3Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 1,026.5 USD million1,026.5Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 1,018.5 USD million1,018.5Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,014.9 USD million1,014.9Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 974.7 USD million974.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 932.6 USD million932.6Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 889.3 USD million889.3
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1East Baton Rouge Parish34,780.6+5.2%
2Jefferson Parish21,516.4-0.1%
3Orleans Parish21,127.4-0.3%
4Lafayette Parish15,259.4+2.3%
5Caddo Parish11,986.1-3.7%
6Calcasieu Parish11,054.7-14.2%
7St. Tammany Parish8,938.4+5.3%
8Ascension Parish8,476.9-19.6%
9Terrebonne Parish6,693.7+7.4%
10St. Charles Parish6,113.1-23.2%
11Ouachita Parish6,091+3%
12Rapides Parish5,365.3+1.8%
13Bossier Parish5,096.2-2.7%
14Lafourche Parish4,987.7+6.8%
15Plaquemines Parish4,397.3+5.1%
16Iberia Parish3,998.7+0.2%
17Tangipahoa Parish3,658.4-6%
18St. John the Baptist Parish3,477.7-8.9%
19St. Mary Parish2,972.2-0.9%
20De Soto Parish2,915-15.1%
21Livingston Parish2,645.9+2.7%
22St. James Parish2,471.4-11.8%
23St. Landry Parish2,223.2-4.4%
24Vernon Parish2,124.3-2.4%
25Vermilion Parish1,849.3-1.5%
26Lincoln Parish1,693+11%
27St. Bernard Parish1,667.2-28.3%
28Iberville Parish1,625.3+3.1%
29Acadia Parish1,611.5-3.1%
30West Baton Rouge Parish1,604.1-7.1%
31St. Martin Parish1,507.2+10.2%
32Webster Parish1,276-3.9%
33Natchitoches Parish1,178.5+1.2%
34Union Parish1,054.3+142.3%
35Pointe Coupee Parish1,026.5+1.4%
36Beauregard Parish1,018.5-1.6%
37Washington Parish1,014.9+0.1%
38Jefferson Davis Parish974.7-2.7%
39Avoyelles Parish932.6+0.6%
40Sabine Parish889.3-15%
41West Feliciana Parish852.3+7.6%
42Evangeline Parish850.1-6.6%
43Red River Parish845.4-10.1%
44Cameron Parish749.4-1.6%
45Morehouse Parish721-0%
46Bienville Parish700.6-15%
47Allen Parish651.6-1.7%
48Franklin Parish614.7+5.9%
49Concordia Parish614.2+0.4%
50Assumption Parish603.7+2.9%
51LaSalle Parish560.5-3%
52Richland Parish556.4+5.4%
53East Feliciana Parish532.8+24.1%
54Claiborne Parish513.7-7.3%
55Winn Parish507.5+7.5%
56Jackson Parish491.5+5.5%
57Madison Parish401.8-13.9%
58Grant Parish342.5+5.3%
59East Carroll Parish253.6+8.5%
60Catahoula Parish222.9-4.5%
61West Carroll Parish217.2+6.5%
62Tensas Parish201.6+16.7%
63Caldwell Parish181.1+3.9%
64St. Helena Parish172.9+7.3%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

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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. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with $34.78 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

St. Helena Parish, with $172.88 million in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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