Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2019, at $36.48 billion. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at $135.02 million. The median was $1.4 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $257.5 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest135Tensas Parish
Median1,395.964 counties
Louisiana257,495.1History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 36,484.7 USD million36,484.7Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 25,449 USD million25,449Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 25,140.5 USD million25,140.5Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 16,412.1 USD million16,412.1Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 14,876.4 USD million14,876.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 13,784.8 USD million13,784.8St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 13,210.8 USD million13,210.8Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 9,394.9 USD million9,394.9St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 8,421 USD million8,421Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 7,356.7 USD million7,356.7Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 6,047.5 USD million6,047.5Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 5,712.2 USD million5,712.2Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 5,640 USD million5,640Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4,558.3 USD million4,558.3Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 4,206.1 USD million4,206.1St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 3,758.5 USD million3,758.5Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 3,460.5 USD million3,460.5Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3,190.8 USD million3,190.8Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 3,183.1 USD million3,183.1St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 3,010.6 USD million3,010.6Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 2,760.8 USD million2,760.8St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,597.1 USD million2,597.1St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,596.2 USD million2,596.2De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 2,454.8 USD million2,454.8Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 2,197.4 USD million2,197.4Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,145 USD million2,145West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,764 USD million1,764Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,621.7 USD million1,621.7St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,509.8 USD million1,509.8Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,490.8 USD million1,490.8Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,484.2 USD million1,484.2St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,399.1 USD million1,399.1Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 1,392.6 USD million1,392.6Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 1,384.4 USD million1,384.4Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,225 USD million1,225Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,149.3 USD million1,149.3West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 996.7 USD million996.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 962.2 USD million962.2Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 917.1 USD million917.1Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 879.6 USD million879.6
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1East Baton Rouge Parish36,484.7-4.6%
2Orleans Parish25,449+2.6%
3Jefferson Parish25,140.5+3.9%
4Calcasieu Parish16,412.1+2.3%
5Lafayette Parish14,876.4+1.3%
6Caddo Parish13,784.8+1.7%
7St. Tammany Parish13,210.8+6.3%
8Ascension Parish9,394.9+2.7%
9St. Charles Parish8,421+3.8%
10Ouachita Parish7,356.7-2.1%
11Rapides Parish6,047.5+2.3%
12Terrebonne Parish5,712.2+0.2%
13Bossier Parish5,640+0.5%
14Tangipahoa Parish4,558.3+7%
15Lafourche Parish4,206.1+2.4%
16St. John the Baptist Parish3,758.5-3%
17Livingston Parish3,460.5+6.4%
18Iberia Parish3,190.8+0.8%
19Plaquemines Parish3,183.1-4.5%
20St. James Parish3,010.6-11.1%
21Iberville Parish2,760.8+3.6%
22St. Landry Parish2,597.1+3.4%
23St. Mary Parish2,596.2-0%
24De Soto Parish2,454.8-7.3%
25Lincoln Parish2,197.4-4.6%
26Vernon Parish2,145+4.5%
27West Baton Rouge Parish1,764-9.2%
28Acadia Parish1,621.7-1.3%
29St. Bernard Parish1,509.8-32.3%
30Vermilion Parish1,490.8-4.8%
31Natchitoches Parish1,484.2+4.3%
32St. Martin Parish1,399.1+3%
33Beauregard Parish1,392.6+21.2%
34Cameron Parish1,384.4-17.3%
35Webster Parish1,225+0.5%
36Washington Parish1,149.3-2.1%
37West Feliciana Parish996.7+8.1%
38Avoyelles Parish962.2+1.1%
39Evangeline Parish917.1+4.8%
40Jefferson Davis Parish879.6+0.3%
41Pointe Coupee Parish867.5+1.1%
42Sabine Parish806.6-0.1%
43Allen Parish739.7-0.2%
44Richland Parish706.3+5%
45Red River Parish638.7-9.5%
46Morehouse Parish610.4+3.8%
47Concordia Parish602.5+4.1%
48East Feliciana Parish531.9+0.8%
49Assumption Parish526.8+5.9%
50Bienville Parish522.8-11.2%
51LaSalle Parish510.9+4.4%
52Union Parish499.5-3.7%
53Franklin Parish496+8.9%
54Winn Parish475.1-2.8%
55Jackson Parish442.7-6.8%
56Claiborne Parish396-6.4%
57Madison Parish394.4-3.7%
58Grant Parish392.4-1.6%
59St. Helena Parish219.8+6.5%
60Caldwell Parish208.3+5.7%
61West Carroll Parish195.7-17.1%
62Catahoula Parish188.1+9%
63East Carroll Parish165.5-4.2%
64Tensas Parish135+3.4%

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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 $36.48 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tensas Parish, with $135.02 million in 2019.

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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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