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Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Ascension Parish had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2024, at 68.5%. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 35.4%. The median was 54.6% and the figure for Louisiana was 59.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.5Ascension Parish
Lowest35.4Tensas Parish
Median54.664 counties
Louisiana59.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Acadia Parish: 55.2 %Allen Parish: 47.4 %Ascension Parish: 68.5 %Assumption Parish: 54.9 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.7 %Beauregard Parish: 56 %Bienville Parish: 46.8 %Bossier Parish: 62 %Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Calcasieu Parish: 61 %Caldwell Parish: 49.3 %Cameron Parish: 57 %Catahoula Parish: 44.7 %Claiborne Parish: 36.3 %Concordia Parish: 46.5 %De Soto Parish: 52.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %East Carroll Parish: 39.5 %East Feliciana Parish: 44.7 %Evangeline Parish: 52 %Franklin Parish: 50.7 %Grant Parish: 47.2 %Iberia Parish: 57.2 %Iberville Parish: 51.4 %Jackson Parish: 46.5 %Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 55 %Lafayette Parish: 65.4 %Lafourche Parish: 56.8 %LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %Lincoln Parish: 51.1 %Livingston Parish: 62.1 %Madison Parish: 44.1 %Morehouse Parish: 51.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 53.2 %Orleans Parish: 60.7 %Ouachita Parish: 59.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 63.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.2 %Rapides Parish: 58.5 %Red River Parish: 48.7 %Richland Parish: 51.5 %Sabine Parish: 47.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 59.6 %St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Helena Parish: 51.9 %St. James Parish: 57.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 60 %St. Landry Parish: 52.8 %St. Martin Parish: 58.1 %St. Mary Parish: 54.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 62.9 %Tangipahoa Parish: 59.3 %Tensas Parish: 35.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 58.9 %Union Parish: 49.3 %Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vernon Parish: 60.2 %Washington Parish: 49.8 %Webster Parish: 49.3 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %West Carroll Parish: 51.7 %West Feliciana Parish: 43.8 %Winn Parish: 46.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Ascension Parish: 68.5 %Ascension Parish68.5Lafayette Parish: 65.4 %Lafayette Parish65.4St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Charles Parish64.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %West Baton Rouge Parish64Plaquemines Parish: 63.9 %Plaquemines Parish63.9Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Parish63.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %East Baton Rouge Parish63St. Tammany Parish: 62.9 %St. Tammany Parish62.9Livingston Parish: 62.1 %Livingston Parish62.1Bossier Parish: 62 %Bossier Parish62Calcasieu Parish: 61 %Calcasieu Parish61Orleans Parish: 60.7 %Orleans Parish60.7Vernon Parish: 60.2 %Vernon Parish60.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 60 %St. John the Baptist Parish60Ouachita Parish: 59.9 %Ouachita Parish59.9St. Bernard Parish: 59.6 %St. Bernard Parish59.6Tangipahoa Parish: 59.3 %Tangipahoa Parish59.3Terrebonne Parish: 58.9 %Terrebonne Parish58.9Rapides Parish: 58.5 %Rapides Parish58.5St. Martin Parish: 58.1 %St. Martin Parish58.1Iberia Parish: 57.2 %Iberia Parish57.2Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vermilion Parish57.1St. James Parish: 57.1 %St. James Parish57.1Cameron Parish: 57 %Cameron Parish57Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Caddo Parish56.9Lafourche Parish: 56.8 %Lafourche Parish56.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish56.2Beauregard Parish: 56 %Beauregard Parish56Acadia Parish: 55.2 %Acadia Parish55.2LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %LaSalle Parish55.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 55 %Jefferson Davis Parish55Assumption Parish: 54.9 %Assumption Parish54.9St. Mary Parish: 54.2 %St. Mary Parish54.2Natchitoches Parish: 53.2 %Natchitoches Parish53.2St. Landry Parish: 52.8 %St. Landry Parish52.8De Soto Parish: 52.6 %De Soto Parish52.6Evangeline Parish: 52 %Evangeline Parish52St. Helena Parish: 51.9 %St. Helena Parish51.9West Carroll Parish: 51.7 %West Carroll Parish51.7Morehouse Parish: 51.7 %Morehouse Parish51.7Ascension Parish: 68.5 %Ascension Parish68.5Lafayette Parish: 65.4 %Lafayette Parish65.4St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Charles Parish64.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %West Baton Rouge Parish64Plaquemines Parish: 63.9 %Plaquemines Parish63.9Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Parish63.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %East Baton Rouge Parish63St. Tammany Parish: 62.9 %St. Tammany Parish62.9Livingston Parish: 62.1 %Livingston Parish62.1Bossier Parish: 62 %Bossier Parish62Calcasieu Parish: 61 %Calcasieu Parish61Orleans Parish: 60.7 %Orleans Parish60.7Vernon Parish: 60.2 %Vernon Parish60.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 60 %St. John the Baptist Parish60Ouachita Parish: 59.9 %Ouachita Parish59.9St. Bernard Parish: 59.6 %St. Bernard Parish59.6Tangipahoa Parish: 59.3 %Tangipahoa Parish59.3Terrebonne Parish: 58.9 %Terrebonne Parish58.9Rapides Parish: 58.5 %Rapides Parish58.5St. Martin Parish: 58.1 %St. Martin Parish58.1Iberia Parish: 57.2 %Iberia Parish57.2Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vermilion Parish57.1St. James Parish: 57.1 %St. James Parish57.1Cameron Parish: 57 %Cameron Parish57Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Caddo Parish56.9Lafourche Parish: 56.8 %Lafourche Parish56.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish56.2Beauregard Parish: 56 %Beauregard Parish56Acadia Parish: 55.2 %Acadia Parish55.2LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %LaSalle Parish55.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 55 %Jefferson Davis Parish55Assumption Parish: 54.9 %Assumption Parish54.9St. Mary Parish: 54.2 %St. Mary Parish54.2Natchitoches Parish: 53.2 %Natchitoches Parish53.2St. Landry Parish: 52.8 %St. Landry Parish52.8De Soto Parish: 52.6 %De Soto Parish52.6Evangeline Parish: 52 %Evangeline Parish52St. Helena Parish: 51.9 %St. Helena Parish51.9West Carroll Parish: 51.7 %West Carroll Parish51.7Morehouse Parish: 51.7 %Morehouse Parish51.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ascension Parish68.5+0.3 pts
2Lafayette Parish65.4+0.2 pts
3St. Charles Parish64.2-0.6 pts
4West Baton Rouge Parish64+0.2 pts
5Plaquemines Parish63.9-0.1 pts
6Jefferson Parish63.40 pts
7East Baton Rouge Parish63-1 pts
8St. Tammany Parish62.9+0.2 pts
9Livingston Parish62.1+1.1 pts
10Bossier Parish62+0.2 pts
11Calcasieu Parish61+0.6 pts
12Orleans Parish60.7-0.8 pts
13Vernon Parish60.2+0.6 pts
14St. John the Baptist Parish60-1.5 pts
15Ouachita Parish59.9+0.8 pts
16St. Bernard Parish59.6+0.5 pts
17Tangipahoa Parish59.3+0.9 pts
18Terrebonne Parish58.9+0.3 pts
19Rapides Parish58.5+0.5 pts
20St. Martin Parish58.1-1.1 pts
21Iberia Parish57.2+0.3 pts
22Vermilion Parish57.1-0.1 pts
23St. James Parish57.1-1.6 pts
24Cameron Parish57+1.2 pts
25Caddo Parish56.9+0.2 pts
26Lafourche Parish56.8-0.6 pts
27Pointe Coupee Parish56.2+1 pts
28Beauregard Parish56-0 pts
29Acadia Parish55.2-0.2 pts
30LaSalle Parish55.1+0.1 pts
31Jefferson Davis Parish55-1.4 pts
32Assumption Parish54.9-0.9 pts
33St. Mary Parish54.2-0.5 pts
34Natchitoches Parish53.2-0.2 pts
35St. Landry Parish52.8+0.3 pts
36De Soto Parish52.6+1.9 pts
37Evangeline Parish52-1 pts
38St. Helena Parish51.9-3.1 pts
39West Carroll Parish51.7+1.1 pts
40Morehouse Parish51.70 pts
41Richland Parish51.5-1.5 pts
42Iberville Parish51.4-1.7 pts
43Lincoln Parish51.1-3.4 pts
44Franklin Parish50.7+0.6 pts
45Washington Parish49.8-0.9 pts
46Avoyelles Parish49.7+0.2 pts
47Webster Parish49.3+2.3 pts
48Union Parish49.3+1 pts
49Caldwell Parish49.3-0.4 pts
50Red River Parish48.7+0.5 pts
51Sabine Parish47.5+0.8 pts
52Allen Parish47.40 pts
53Grant Parish47.2+1.3 pts
54Winn Parish46.8+0.6 pts
55Bienville Parish46.8+0.9 pts
56Jackson Parish46.5+2.3 pts
57Concordia Parish46.5+3.6 pts
58East Feliciana Parish44.7-0 pts
59Catahoula Parish44.7+1.7 pts
60Madison Parish44.1+2.5 pts
61West Feliciana Parish43.8-0.9 pts
62East Carroll Parish39.5+2.9 pts
63Claiborne Parish36.3-0.2 pts
64Tensas Parish35.4-7.7 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ascension Parish, with 68.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tensas Parish, with 35.4% in 2024.

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