Counties in Louisiana by GDP (US dollars)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 64 counties in 2021, at $37.15 billion. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at $146.63 million. The median was $1.46 billion and the figure for Louisiana was $272.35 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest146.6Tensas Parish
Median1,459.464 counties
Louisiana272,353.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 37,150.8 USD million37,150.8Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 26,837.5 USD million26,837.5Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 25,535.6 USD million25,535.6Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 16,438.5 USD million16,438.5Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 15,876.7 USD million15,876.7Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 15,049.1 USD million15,049.1St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 14,731.9 USD million14,731.9St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 11,150.3 USD million11,150.3Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 10,085.6 USD million10,085.6Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 7,691.3 USD million7,691.3Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 6,586.4 USD million6,586.4Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 6,182.1 USD million6,182.1Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 5,564.3 USD million5,564.3Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5,111.8 USD million5,111.8Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 4,409.7 USD million4,409.7Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 3,737.6 USD million3,737.6St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 3,620.6 USD million3,620.6Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3,144.5 USD million3,144.5Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 3,062.1 USD million3,062.1St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 2,983.9 USD million2,983.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 2,926.5 USD million2,926.5De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 2,861.7 USD million2,861.7St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 2,791.4 USD million2,791.4Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 2,649.8 USD million2,649.8Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 2,370.6 USD million2,370.6Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 2,346.5 USD million2,346.5Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1,889 USD million1,889West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,852.4 USD million1,852.4Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 1,692.7 USD million1,692.7Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 1,599.3 USD million1,599.3St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1,506.4 USD million1,506.4Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 1,469.9 USD million1,469.9St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 1,448.8 USD million1,448.8Webster ParishWebster Parish: 1,309.9 USD million1,309.9Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 1,285.4 USD million1,285.4Washington ParishWashington Parish: 1,213.1 USD million1,213.1Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 1,127.6 USD million1,127.6West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 1,118.5 USD million1,118.5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 1,021.1 USD million1,021.1Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 917.7 USD million917.7
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1East Baton Rouge Parish37,150.8+9.7%
2Jefferson Parish26,837.5+11.6%
3Orleans Parish25,535.6+9.8%
4Calcasieu Parish16,438.5+37.9%
5Lafayette Parish15,876.7+10.6%
6Caddo Parish15,049.1+18.2%
7St. Tammany Parish14,731.9+14.4%
8St. Charles Parish11,150.3+77.7%
9Ascension Parish10,085.6+20.9%
10Ouachita Parish7,691.3+6.4%
11Rapides Parish6,586.4+10%
12Bossier Parish6,182.1+18%
13Terrebonne Parish5,564.3+6.1%
14Tangipahoa Parish5,111.8+15.5%
15Lafourche Parish4,409.7+11.5%
16Livingston Parish3,737.6+10.8%
17St. John the Baptist Parish3,620.6+70.8%
18Iberia Parish3,144.5+5.7%
19Plaquemines Parish3,062.1+38.5%
20St. James Parish2,983.9+55.2%
21St. Mary Parish2,926.5+16.3%
22De Soto Parish2,861.7+75.9%
23St. Landry Parish2,791.4+13.8%
24Iberville Parish2,649.8+2.1%
25Lincoln Parish2,370.6+15.5%
26Vernon Parish2,346.5+8.8%
27Natchitoches Parish1,889+23%
28West Baton Rouge Parish1,852.4+18.5%
29Acadia Parish1,692.7+3.8%
30Vermilion Parish1,599.3+11.4%
31St. Martin Parish1,506.4+14.1%
32Beauregard Parish1,469.9-1.1%
33St. Bernard Parish1,448.8+21.1%
34Webster Parish1,309.9+11%
35Cameron Parish1,285.4+18.6%
36Washington Parish1,213.1+14.1%
37Sabine Parish1,127.6+57.6%
38West Feliciana Parish1,118.5+9.2%
39Avoyelles Parish1,021.1+5.5%
40Pointe Coupee Parish917.7+22%
41Jefferson Davis Parish915+3.3%
42Red River Parish898.7+109%
43Evangeline Parish897.2+0.7%
44Allen Parish846.6+11.7%
45Bienville Parish767.6+59.2%
46Richland Parish742.4+9.2%
47Morehouse Parish674+7.9%
48Concordia Parish654.7+10.6%
49Winn Parish652.5+25.3%
50Assumption Parish562.7+13.8%
51Franklin Parish554.2+8.8%
52East Feliciana Parish541.8+4.7%
53Union Parish518.6+8.4%
54LaSalle Parish494.4+5.9%
55Grant Parish475.5+14.1%
56Jackson Parish462.2+6.7%
57Madison Parish447.6+42.9%
58Claiborne Parish401.7+15.3%
59St. Helena Parish226.8+11.5%
60West Carroll Parish223.9+6.5%
61Caldwell Parish216.6+5.8%
62Catahoula Parish203.9+5.7%
63East Carroll Parish189.6+10.7%
64Tensas Parish146.6+21.9%

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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 $37.15 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Tensas Parish, with $146.63 million in 2021.

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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