Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2020, at $33.87 billion. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at $120.27 million. The median was $1.26 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $233.16 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest120.3Tensas Parish
Median1,258.464 counties
Louisiana233,160.3History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 33,872.5 USD million33,872.5Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 24,051.7 USD million24,051.7Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 23,249.4 USD million23,249.4Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 14,353.2 USD million14,353.2St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 12,873.4 USD million12,873.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 12,735 USD million12,735Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 11,918.5 USD million11,918.5Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 8,344.5 USD million8,344.5Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 7,227.1 USD million7,227.1St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 6,273.2 USD million6,273.2Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 5,985.7 USD million5,985.7Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 5,243.4 USD million5,243.4Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 5,240.2 USD million5,240.2Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4,427.6 USD million4,427.6Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 3,953.3 USD million3,953.3Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 3,373.2 USD million3,373.2Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 2,975.9 USD million2,975.9Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 2,595.9 USD million2,595.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,516.4 USD million2,516.4St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,452.5 USD million2,452.5Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 2,210.9 USD million2,210.9Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,155.7 USD million2,155.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 2,119.9 USD million2,119.9Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 2,052.9 USD million2,052.9St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 1,922.3 USD million1,922.3Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,630.4 USD million1,630.4De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 1,627.2 USD million1,627.2West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,563 USD million1,563Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,536.1 USD million1,536.1Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 1,486.9 USD million1,486.9Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,436.1 USD million1,436.1St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,320.2 USD million1,320.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,196.6 USD million1,196.6Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,179.7 USD million1,179.7Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 1,084 USD million1,084Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,063.4 USD million1,063.4West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 1,024.2 USD million1,024.2Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 968.1 USD million968.1Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 890.7 USD million890.7Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 885.8 USD million885.8
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1East Baton Rouge Parish33,872.5-7.2%
2Jefferson Parish24,051.7-4.3%
3Orleans Parish23,249.4-8.6%
4Lafayette Parish14,353.2-3.5%
5St. Tammany Parish12,873.4-2.6%
6Caddo Parish12,735-7.6%
7Calcasieu Parish11,918.5-27.4%
8Ascension Parish8,344.5-11.2%
9Ouachita Parish7,227.1-1.8%
10St. Charles Parish6,273.2-25.5%
11Rapides Parish5,985.7-1%
12Terrebonne Parish5,243.4-8.2%
13Bossier Parish5,240.2-7.1%
14Tangipahoa Parish4,427.6-2.9%
15Lafourche Parish3,953.3-6%
16Livingston Parish3,373.2-2.5%
17Iberia Parish2,975.9-6.7%
18Iberville Parish2,595.9-6%
19St. Mary Parish2,516.4-3.1%
20St. Landry Parish2,452.5-5.6%
21Plaquemines Parish2,210.9-30.5%
22Vernon Parish2,155.7+0.5%
23St. John the Baptist Parish2,119.9-43.6%
24Lincoln Parish2,052.9-6.6%
25St. James Parish1,922.3-36.2%
26Acadia Parish1,630.4+0.5%
27De Soto Parish1,627.2-33.7%
28West Baton Rouge Parish1,563-11.4%
29Natchitoches Parish1,536.1+3.5%
30Beauregard Parish1,486.9+6.8%
31Vermilion Parish1,436.1-3.7%
32St. Martin Parish1,320.2-5.6%
33St. Bernard Parish1,196.6-20.7%
34Webster Parish1,179.7-3.7%
35Cameron Parish1,084-21.7%
36Washington Parish1,063.4-7.5%
37West Feliciana Parish1,024.2+2.8%
38Avoyelles Parish968.1+0.6%
39Evangeline Parish890.7-2.9%
40Jefferson Davis Parish885.8+0.7%
41Allen Parish757.9+2.4%
42Pointe Coupee Parish752-13.3%
43Sabine Parish715.3-11.3%
44Richland Parish680-3.7%
45Morehouse Parish624.8+2.4%
46Concordia Parish591.7-1.8%
47Winn Parish520.7+9.6%
48East Feliciana Parish517.3-2.7%
49Franklin Parish509.6+2.7%
50Assumption Parish494.5-6.1%
51Bienville Parish482.3-7.7%
52Union Parish478.2-4.3%
53LaSalle Parish466.9-8.6%
54Jackson Parish433.3-2.1%
55Red River Parish430-32.7%
56Grant Parish416.6+6.1%
57Claiborne Parish348.3-12.1%
58Madison Parish313.2-20.6%
59West Carroll Parish210.4+7.5%
60Caldwell Parish204.7-1.7%
61St. Helena Parish203.4-7.5%
62Catahoula Parish192.9+2.6%
63East Carroll Parish171.3+3.5%
64Tensas Parish120.3-10.9%

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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 $33.87 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tensas Parish, with $120.27 million in 2020.

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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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