Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2015, at $40.08 billion. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at $97.34 million. The median was $1.24 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $234.32 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest97.3Tensas Parish
Median1,238.864 counties
Louisiana234,324.2History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 40,083.7 USD million40,083.7Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 22,925.6 USD million22,925.6Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 22,760.6 USD million22,760.6Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 14,785.8 USD million14,785.8Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 12,169.3 USD million12,169.3Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 11,841.6 USD million11,841.6St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 10,224.5 USD million10,224.5Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 7,849.9 USD million7,849.9Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 6,817.6 USD million6,817.6St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 6,562 USD million6,562Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 6,355.8 USD million6,355.8Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 5,469.6 USD million5,469.6Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 5,043.1 USD million5,043.1Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 4,466.8 USD million4,466.8Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 3,543.7 USD million3,543.7Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3,482.1 USD million3,482.1Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 2,973.4 USD million2,973.4St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,801.9 USD million2,801.9Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 2,801.7 USD million2,801.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 2,794.8 USD million2,794.8St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,292.5 USD million2,292.5Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,032.1 USD million2,032.1De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 1,885.5 USD million1,885.5West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,859.4 USD million1,859.4Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 1,789.3 USD million1,789.3St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 1,786 USD million1,786Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 1,698.7 USD million1,698.7Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,602.9 USD million1,602.9Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,551.1 USD million1,551.1St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,368.7 USD million1,368.7St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,336 USD million1,336Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,283.5 USD million1,283.5Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,194.1 USD million1,194.1Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,092.1 USD million1,092.1Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 1,068.2 USD million1,068.2Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 952.7 USD million952.7Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 878.9 USD million878.9Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 866.2 USD million866.2Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 853.6 USD million853.6Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 852.5 USD million852.5
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1East Baton Rouge Parish40,083.7-0.5%
2Jefferson Parish22,925.6+3.8%
3Orleans Parish22,760.6+4.4%
4Lafayette Parish14,785.8-7%
5Caddo Parish12,169.3-0.1%
6Calcasieu Parish11,841.6+3.9%
7St. Tammany Parish10,224.5+5.9%
8Ascension Parish7,849.9-3.2%
9Ouachita Parish6,817.6+4.9%
10St. Charles Parish6,562-1.4%
11Terrebonne Parish6,355.8-8.3%
12Rapides Parish5,469.6-0.2%
13Bossier Parish5,043.1-3%
14Lafourche Parish4,466.8-12.8%
15Tangipahoa Parish3,543.7-4.3%
16Iberia Parish3,482.1-12%
17Plaquemines Parish2,973.4-21.5%
18St. Mary Parish2,801.9-8.3%
19Livingston Parish2,801.7+6.2%
20St. John the Baptist Parish2,794.8-15.5%
21St. Landry Parish2,292.5-0.7%
22Vernon Parish2,032.1-1.3%
23De Soto Parish1,885.5-30.4%
24West Baton Rouge Parish1,859.4-3.7%
25Lincoln Parish1,789.3-7.8%
26St. James Parish1,786-24.4%
27Iberville Parish1,698.7-0.2%
28Vermilion Parish1,602.9-16.6%
29Acadia Parish1,551.1-6.9%
30St. Bernard Parish1,368.7-20.4%
31St. Martin Parish1,336-10.6%
32Natchitoches Parish1,283.5+4.6%
33Webster Parish1,194.1-7.2%
34Washington Parish1,092.1+2.6%
35Cameron Parish1,068.2+3.8%
36Beauregard Parish952.7-3.6%
37Pointe Coupee Parish878.9-19%
38Jefferson Davis Parish866.2-9.9%
39Evangeline Parish853.6-3.9%
40Avoyelles Parish852.5-10.4%
41Union Parish841.1-0.3%
42West Feliciana Parish826.1-5.9%
43Sabine Parish681.3-14.9%
44Allen Parish627.2-3.7%
45Morehouse Parish604.9-9.7%
46Jackson Parish509.3-6.8%
47Concordia Parish508.2-16.3%
48Richland Parish508+0.6%
49East Feliciana Parish487.3-9.3%
50Bienville Parish479.2-22.7%
51Red River Parish472.6-48.2%
52Assumption Parish462.1-11.8%
53Claiborne Parish451.5-13.6%
54Winn Parish444.1-7.9%
55Franklin Parish410.6-19.5%
56LaSalle Parish409.8-20.1%
57Grant Parish341-5.7%
58Madison Parish307.7-10.2%
59West Carroll Parish187.8-9.4%
60Caldwell Parish181.3-2.6%
61St. Helena Parish171.1+1.1%
62Catahoula Parish170.6-10.1%
63East Carroll Parish146.9-35.6%
64Tensas Parish97.3-29.7%

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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 $40.08 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tensas Parish, with $97.34 million in 2015.

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, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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