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

Ascension Parish had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 67.1%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 25.5%. The median was 54.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 59.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.1Ascension Parish
Lowest25.5East Carroll Parish
Median54.564 counties
Louisiana59.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 56.3 %Allen Parish: 45.7 %Ascension Parish: 67.1 %Assumption Parish: 55.6 %Avoyelles Parish: 51.3 %Beauregard Parish: 56.1 %Bienville Parish: 44.5 %Bossier Parish: 61 %Caddo Parish: 56.8 %Calcasieu Parish: 60.5 %Caldwell Parish: 44 %Cameron Parish: 57.1 %Catahoula Parish: 41.8 %Claiborne Parish: 41.8 %Concordia Parish: 40.6 %De Soto Parish: 51.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 65.1 %East Carroll Parish: 25.5 %East Feliciana Parish: 43.1 %Evangeline Parish: 53.8 %Franklin Parish: 48.4 %Grant Parish: 44.5 %Iberia Parish: 58.2 %Iberville Parish: 52.6 %Jackson Parish: 43.6 %Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 53.9 %Lafayette Parish: 65.7 %Lafourche Parish: 58.3 %LaSalle Parish: 53.1 %Lincoln Parish: 55.3 %Livingston Parish: 60.5 %Madison Parish: 42.7 %Morehouse Parish: 48.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 50.6 %Orleans Parish: 61.3 %Ouachita Parish: 57.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 60.3 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.1 %Rapides Parish: 58 %Red River Parish: 48.3 %Richland Parish: 50.3 %Sabine Parish: 45.6 %St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Helena Parish: 54.8 %St. James Parish: 57 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.8 %St. Landry Parish: 52.9 %St. Martin Parish: 58.3 %St. Mary Parish: 54.3 %St. Tammany Parish: 62.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 58.6 %Tensas Parish: 41.9 %Terrebonne Parish: 58.3 %Union Parish: 50.2 %Vermilion Parish: 57.4 %Vernon Parish: 60.9 %Washington Parish: 51.6 %Webster Parish: 46.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 62.7 %West Carroll Parish: 48 %West Feliciana Parish: 47.1 %Winn Parish: 44 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ascension Parish: 67.1 %Ascension Parish67.1Lafayette Parish: 65.7 %Lafayette Parish65.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 65.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish65.1St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Charles Parish64.2Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Parish63.5West Baton Rouge Parish: 62.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish62.7St. Tammany Parish: 62.4 %St. Tammany Parish62.4St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Bernard Parish61.7Orleans Parish: 61.3 %Orleans Parish61.3Bossier Parish: 61 %Bossier Parish61Vernon Parish: 60.9 %Vernon Parish60.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish60.8Livingston Parish: 60.5 %Livingston Parish60.5Calcasieu Parish: 60.5 %Calcasieu Parish60.5Plaquemines Parish: 60.3 %Plaquemines Parish60.3Tangipahoa Parish: 58.6 %Tangipahoa Parish58.6Terrebonne Parish: 58.3 %Terrebonne Parish58.3Lafourche Parish: 58.3 %Lafourche Parish58.3St. Martin Parish: 58.3 %St. Martin Parish58.3Iberia Parish: 58.2 %Iberia Parish58.2Rapides Parish: 58 %Rapides Parish58Ouachita Parish: 57.5 %Ouachita Parish57.5Vermilion Parish: 57.4 %Vermilion Parish57.4Cameron Parish: 57.1 %Cameron Parish57.1St. James Parish: 57 %St. James Parish57Caddo Parish: 56.8 %Caddo Parish56.8Acadia Parish: 56.3 %Acadia Parish56.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish56.1Beauregard Parish: 56.1 %Beauregard Parish56.1Assumption Parish: 55.6 %Assumption Parish55.6Lincoln Parish: 55.3 %Lincoln Parish55.3St. Helena Parish: 54.8 %St. Helena Parish54.8St. Mary Parish: 54.3 %St. Mary Parish54.3Jefferson Davis Parish: 53.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish53.9Evangeline Parish: 53.8 %Evangeline Parish53.8LaSalle Parish: 53.1 %LaSalle Parish53.1St. Landry Parish: 52.9 %St. Landry Parish52.9Iberville Parish: 52.6 %Iberville Parish52.6De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Washington Parish: 51.6 %Washington Parish51.6Ascension Parish: 67.1 %Ascension Parish67.1Lafayette Parish: 65.7 %Lafayette Parish65.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 65.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish65.1St. Charles Parish: 64.2 %St. Charles Parish64.2Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Parish63.5West Baton Rouge Parish: 62.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish62.7St. Tammany Parish: 62.4 %St. Tammany Parish62.4St. Bernard Parish: 61.7 %St. Bernard Parish61.7Orleans Parish: 61.3 %Orleans Parish61.3Bossier Parish: 61 %Bossier Parish61Vernon Parish: 60.9 %Vernon Parish60.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish60.8Livingston Parish: 60.5 %Livingston Parish60.5Calcasieu Parish: 60.5 %Calcasieu Parish60.5Plaquemines Parish: 60.3 %Plaquemines Parish60.3Tangipahoa Parish: 58.6 %Tangipahoa Parish58.6Terrebonne Parish: 58.3 %Terrebonne Parish58.3Lafourche Parish: 58.3 %Lafourche Parish58.3St. Martin Parish: 58.3 %St. Martin Parish58.3Iberia Parish: 58.2 %Iberia Parish58.2Rapides Parish: 58 %Rapides Parish58Ouachita Parish: 57.5 %Ouachita Parish57.5Vermilion Parish: 57.4 %Vermilion Parish57.4Cameron Parish: 57.1 %Cameron Parish57.1St. James Parish: 57 %St. James Parish57Caddo Parish: 56.8 %Caddo Parish56.8Acadia Parish: 56.3 %Acadia Parish56.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 56.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish56.1Beauregard Parish: 56.1 %Beauregard Parish56.1Assumption Parish: 55.6 %Assumption Parish55.6Lincoln Parish: 55.3 %Lincoln Parish55.3St. Helena Parish: 54.8 %St. Helena Parish54.8St. Mary Parish: 54.3 %St. Mary Parish54.3Jefferson Davis Parish: 53.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish53.9Evangeline Parish: 53.8 %Evangeline Parish53.8LaSalle Parish: 53.1 %LaSalle Parish53.1St. Landry Parish: 52.9 %St. Landry Parish52.9Iberville Parish: 52.6 %Iberville Parish52.6De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Washington Parish: 51.6 %Washington Parish51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Ascension Parish67.1
2Lafayette Parish65.7
3East Baton Rouge Parish65.1
4St. Charles Parish64.2
5Jefferson Parish63.5
6West Baton Rouge Parish62.7
7St. Tammany Parish62.4
8St. Bernard Parish61.7
9Orleans Parish61.3
10Bossier Parish61
11Vernon Parish60.9
12St. John the Baptist Parish60.8
13Livingston Parish60.5
14Calcasieu Parish60.5
15Plaquemines Parish60.3
16Tangipahoa Parish58.6
17Terrebonne Parish58.3
18Lafourche Parish58.3
19St. Martin Parish58.3
20Iberia Parish58.2
21Rapides Parish58
22Ouachita Parish57.5
23Vermilion Parish57.4
24Cameron Parish57.1
25St. James Parish57
26Caddo Parish56.8
27Acadia Parish56.3
28Pointe Coupee Parish56.1
29Beauregard Parish56.1
30Assumption Parish55.6
31Lincoln Parish55.3
32St. Helena Parish54.8
33St. Mary Parish54.3
34Jefferson Davis Parish53.9
35Evangeline Parish53.8
36LaSalle Parish53.1
37St. Landry Parish52.9
38Iberville Parish52.6
39De Soto Parish51.7
40Washington Parish51.6
41Avoyelles Parish51.3
42Natchitoches Parish50.6
43Richland Parish50.3
44Union Parish50.2
45Morehouse Parish48.7
46Franklin Parish48.4
47Red River Parish48.3
48West Carroll Parish48
49West Feliciana Parish47.1
50Webster Parish46.6
51Allen Parish45.7
52Sabine Parish45.6
53Grant Parish44.5
54Bienville Parish44.5
55Winn Parish44
56Caldwell Parish44
57Jackson Parish43.6
58East Feliciana Parish43.1
59Madison Parish42.7
60Tensas Parish41.9
61Claiborne Parish41.8
62Catahoula Parish41.8
63Concordia Parish40.6
64East Carroll Parish25.5

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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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2021}},
  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?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 67.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Carroll Parish, with 25.5% in 2021.

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