Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2017, at $33.89 billion. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at $134.53 million. The median was $1.36 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $239.83 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest134.5Tensas Parish
Median1,362.864 counties
Louisiana239,830.7History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 33,887 USD million33,887Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 23,831.4 USD million23,831.4Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 23,753.7 USD million23,753.7Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 14,990.6 USD million14,990.6Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 13,732.2 USD million13,732.2Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 12,698.3 USD million12,698.3St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 11,814.3 USD million11,814.3Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 8,222.9 USD million8,222.9St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 7,586.1 USD million7,586.1Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 7,231.5 USD million7,231.5Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 5,706.8 USD million5,706.8Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 5,346.6 USD million5,346.6Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 5,236.3 USD million5,236.3Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4,086.2 USD million4,086.2Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 3,894.5 USD million3,894.5St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 3,345 USD million3,345Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3,017.6 USD million3,017.6Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 3,011.5 USD million3,011.5St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 3,002.8 USD million3,002.8Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 2,891.7 USD million2,891.7Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 2,670.3 USD million2,670.3St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,484.9 USD million2,484.9St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,441.7 USD million2,441.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 2,213.2 USD million2,213.2De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 2,143.2 USD million2,143.2Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,054.8 USD million2,054.8St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,880.4 USD million1,880.4West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,793.5 USD million1,793.5Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 1,652.5 USD million1,652.5Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,579.3 USD million1,579.3Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,473.7 USD million1,473.7Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,412.9 USD million1,412.9St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,312.8 USD million1,312.8Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,152.2 USD million1,152.2Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,120.8 USD million1,120.8Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 995.5 USD million995.5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 911.7 USD million911.7West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 873.3 USD million873.3Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 873.3 USD million873.3Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 860.3 USD million860.3
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1East Baton Rouge Parish33,887-7.3%
2Orleans Parish23,831.4+4.2%
3Jefferson Parish23,753.7+2.3%
4Calcasieu Parish14,990.6+22.3%
5Lafayette Parish13,732.2+2.3%
6Caddo Parish12,698.3+4.5%
7St. Tammany Parish11,814.3+7.1%
8Ascension Parish8,222.9+8.2%
9St. Charles Parish7,586.1+27.6%
10Ouachita Parish7,231.5+1.9%
11Rapides Parish5,706.8+1%
12Terrebonne Parish5,346.6-2.1%
13Bossier Parish5,236.3+6.1%
14Tangipahoa Parish4,086.2+10.4%
15Lafourche Parish3,894.5-0.7%
16St. John the Baptist Parish3,345+46.8%
17Iberia Parish3,017.6+0.3%
18Plaquemines Parish3,011.5+18.8%
19St. James Parish3,002.8+61.5%
20Livingston Parish2,891.7+4.4%
21Iberville Parish2,670.3+51.9%
22St. Mary Parish2,484.9+2.3%
23St. Landry Parish2,441.7+9.5%
24Lincoln Parish2,213.2+18.8%
25De Soto Parish2,143.2+20.2%
26Vernon Parish2,054.8+1.2%
27St. Bernard Parish1,880.4+17.7%
28West Baton Rouge Parish1,793.5+4.2%
29Cameron Parish1,652.5+13.6%
30Acadia Parish1,579.3+0.2%
31Vermilion Parish1,473.7+2.7%
32Natchitoches Parish1,412.9+7.9%
33St. Martin Parish1,312.8+5.6%
34Webster Parish1,152.2+0.6%
35Washington Parish1,120.8+1.8%
36Beauregard Parish995.5+3.6%
37Avoyelles Parish911.7+7%
38West Feliciana Parish873.3+5.8%
39Jefferson Davis Parish873.3-0.1%
40Evangeline Parish860.3+1.7%
41Pointe Coupee Parish859+2.8%
42Allen Parish703+4.9%
43Sabine Parish680.6+10.6%
44Richland Parish640.5+17.7%
45Red River Parish599.2+31.8%
46Morehouse Parish584.6-8.5%
47Concordia Parish556.1+4%
48Bienville Parish549.2+17.2%
49Union Parish514.7-19.5%
50East Feliciana Parish487.1+11.1%
51Assumption Parish470.3+7%
52Jackson Parish461.6-0.1%
53Winn Parish454.6+3.8%
54Franklin Parish434.6+5.4%
55LaSalle Parish422.7+6.6%
56Claiborne Parish409.2+4.7%
57Grant Parish375+5.5%
58Madison Parish372.5+13.8%
59West Carroll Parish218.4-1.9%
60Caldwell Parish188.2-0.1%
61East Carroll Parish180.2-2.1%
62Catahoula Parish176.6+8.6%
63St. Helena Parish171.4-5%
64Tensas Parish134.5+6.7%

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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 $33.89 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tensas Parish, with $134.53 million in 2017.

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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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