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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 2022, at 67.9%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 33.6%. The median was 54.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 59.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.9Ascension Parish
Lowest33.6East Carroll Parish
Median54.864 counties
Louisiana59.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 55.7 %Allen Parish: 47.1 %Ascension Parish: 67.9 %Assumption Parish: 54.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 51.6 %Beauregard Parish: 56.9 %Bienville Parish: 45.8 %Bossier Parish: 61.2 %Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Calcasieu Parish: 59.7 %Caldwell Parish: 47.3 %Cameron Parish: 59.5 %Catahoula Parish: 43.6 %Claiborne Parish: 38.4 %Concordia Parish: 41.7 %De Soto Parish: 52.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 64.4 %East Carroll Parish: 33.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 42.5 %Evangeline Parish: 52.8 %Franklin Parish: 48.1 %Grant Parish: 44.9 %Iberia Parish: 58 %Iberville Parish: 54 %Jackson Parish: 42.6 %Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 55.1 %Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafourche Parish: 57.7 %LaSalle Parish: 55.8 %Lincoln Parish: 55.4 %Livingston Parish: 61.3 %Madison Parish: 40.9 %Morehouse Parish: 50.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 51.9 %Orleans Parish: 61.2 %Ouachita Parish: 58.8 %Plaquemines Parish: 65 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 53 %Rapides Parish: 58.6 %Red River Parish: 49.4 %Richland Parish: 51.3 %Sabine Parish: 44.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 60.5 %St. Charles Parish: 63.9 %St. Helena Parish: 55.8 %St. James Parish: 57.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.1 %St. Landry Parish: 52.4 %St. Martin Parish: 57.7 %St. Mary Parish: 53.4 %St. Tammany Parish: 62.5 %Tangipahoa Parish: 57.9 %Tensas Parish: 40.6 %Terrebonne Parish: 59.3 %Union Parish: 49.7 %Vermilion Parish: 55.6 %Vernon Parish: 59.8 %Washington Parish: 51.7 %Webster Parish: 46.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %West Carroll Parish: 48.5 %West Feliciana Parish: 47 %Winn Parish: 45.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Ascension Parish: 67.9 %Ascension Parish67.9Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafayette Parish65.2Plaquemines Parish: 65 %Plaquemines Parish65East Baton Rouge Parish: 64.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish64.4St. Charles Parish: 63.9 %St. Charles Parish63.9Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Parish63.5West Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %West Baton Rouge Parish63St. Tammany Parish: 62.5 %St. Tammany Parish62.5Livingston Parish: 61.3 %Livingston Parish61.3Bossier Parish: 61.2 %Bossier Parish61.2Orleans Parish: 61.2 %Orleans Parish61.2St. Bernard Parish: 60.5 %St. Bernard Parish60.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish60.1Vernon Parish: 59.8 %Vernon Parish59.8Calcasieu Parish: 59.7 %Calcasieu Parish59.7Cameron Parish: 59.5 %Cameron Parish59.5Terrebonne Parish: 59.3 %Terrebonne Parish59.3Ouachita Parish: 58.8 %Ouachita Parish58.8Rapides Parish: 58.6 %Rapides Parish58.6Iberia Parish: 58 %Iberia Parish58St. James Parish: 57.9 %St. James Parish57.9Tangipahoa Parish: 57.9 %Tangipahoa Parish57.9St. Martin Parish: 57.7 %St. Martin Parish57.7Lafourche Parish: 57.7 %Lafourche Parish57.7Beauregard Parish: 56.9 %Beauregard Parish56.9Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Caddo Parish56.9St. Helena Parish: 55.8 %St. Helena Parish55.8LaSalle Parish: 55.8 %LaSalle Parish55.8Acadia Parish: 55.7 %Acadia Parish55.7Vermilion Parish: 55.6 %Vermilion Parish55.6Lincoln Parish: 55.4 %Lincoln Parish55.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 55.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish55.1Assumption Parish: 54.4 %Assumption Parish54.4Iberville Parish: 54 %Iberville Parish54St. Mary Parish: 53.4 %St. Mary Parish53.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 53 %Pointe Coupee Parish53Evangeline Parish: 52.8 %Evangeline Parish52.8St. Landry Parish: 52.4 %St. Landry Parish52.4De Soto Parish: 52.4 %De Soto Parish52.4Natchitoches Parish: 51.9 %Natchitoches Parish51.9Ascension Parish: 67.9 %Ascension Parish67.9Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafayette Parish65.2Plaquemines Parish: 65 %Plaquemines Parish65East Baton Rouge Parish: 64.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish64.4St. Charles Parish: 63.9 %St. Charles Parish63.9Jefferson Parish: 63.5 %Jefferson Parish63.5West Baton Rouge Parish: 63 %West Baton Rouge Parish63St. Tammany Parish: 62.5 %St. Tammany Parish62.5Livingston Parish: 61.3 %Livingston Parish61.3Bossier Parish: 61.2 %Bossier Parish61.2Orleans Parish: 61.2 %Orleans Parish61.2St. Bernard Parish: 60.5 %St. Bernard Parish60.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 60.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish60.1Vernon Parish: 59.8 %Vernon Parish59.8Calcasieu Parish: 59.7 %Calcasieu Parish59.7Cameron Parish: 59.5 %Cameron Parish59.5Terrebonne Parish: 59.3 %Terrebonne Parish59.3Ouachita Parish: 58.8 %Ouachita Parish58.8Rapides Parish: 58.6 %Rapides Parish58.6Iberia Parish: 58 %Iberia Parish58St. James Parish: 57.9 %St. James Parish57.9Tangipahoa Parish: 57.9 %Tangipahoa Parish57.9St. Martin Parish: 57.7 %St. Martin Parish57.7Lafourche Parish: 57.7 %Lafourche Parish57.7Beauregard Parish: 56.9 %Beauregard Parish56.9Caddo Parish: 56.9 %Caddo Parish56.9St. Helena Parish: 55.8 %St. Helena Parish55.8LaSalle Parish: 55.8 %LaSalle Parish55.8Acadia Parish: 55.7 %Acadia Parish55.7Vermilion Parish: 55.6 %Vermilion Parish55.6Lincoln Parish: 55.4 %Lincoln Parish55.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 55.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish55.1Assumption Parish: 54.4 %Assumption Parish54.4Iberville Parish: 54 %Iberville Parish54St. Mary Parish: 53.4 %St. Mary Parish53.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 53 %Pointe Coupee Parish53Evangeline Parish: 52.8 %Evangeline Parish52.8St. Landry Parish: 52.4 %St. Landry Parish52.4De Soto Parish: 52.4 %De Soto Parish52.4Natchitoches Parish: 51.9 %Natchitoches Parish51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ascension Parish67.9+0.8 pts
2Lafayette Parish65.2-0.5 pts
3Plaquemines Parish65+4.8 pts
4East Baton Rouge Parish64.4-0.7 pts
5St. Charles Parish63.9-0.3 pts
6Jefferson Parish63.50 pts
7West Baton Rouge Parish63+0.3 pts
8St. Tammany Parish62.5+0.1 pts
9Livingston Parish61.3+0.8 pts
10Bossier Parish61.2+0.2 pts
11Orleans Parish61.2-0.1 pts
12St. Bernard Parish60.5-1.2 pts
13St. John the Baptist Parish60.1-0.6 pts
14Vernon Parish59.8-1.1 pts
15Calcasieu Parish59.7-0.8 pts
16Cameron Parish59.5+2.4 pts
17Terrebonne Parish59.3+1 pts
18Ouachita Parish58.8+1.3 pts
19Rapides Parish58.6+0.6 pts
20Iberia Parish58-0.2 pts
21St. James Parish57.9+0.9 pts
21Tangipahoa Parish57.9-0.7 pts
23St. Martin Parish57.7-0.5 pts
24Lafourche Parish57.7-0.6 pts
25Beauregard Parish56.9+0.8 pts
26Caddo Parish56.9+0.1 pts
27St. Helena Parish55.8+1 pts
28LaSalle Parish55.8+2.7 pts
29Acadia Parish55.7-0.7 pts
30Vermilion Parish55.6-1.8 pts
31Lincoln Parish55.4+0.1 pts
32Jefferson Davis Parish55.1+1.3 pts
33Assumption Parish54.4-1.2 pts
34Iberville Parish54+1.4 pts
35St. Mary Parish53.4-0.9 pts
36Pointe Coupee Parish53-3.1 pts
37Evangeline Parish52.8-1 pts
38St. Landry Parish52.4-0.5 pts
39De Soto Parish52.4+0.7 pts
40Natchitoches Parish51.9+1.3 pts
41Washington Parish51.7+0.1 pts
42Avoyelles Parish51.6+0.3 pts
43Richland Parish51.3+1.1 pts
44Morehouse Parish50.9+2.2 pts
45Union Parish49.7-0.6 pts
46Red River Parish49.4+1.1 pts
47West Carroll Parish48.5+0.5 pts
48Franklin Parish48.1-0.3 pts
49Caldwell Parish47.3+3.3 pts
50Allen Parish47.1+1.4 pts
51West Feliciana Parish47-0.1 pts
52Webster Parish46.7+0.1 pts
53Bienville Parish45.8+1.3 pts
54Winn Parish45.3+1.3 pts
55Grant Parish44.9+0.4 pts
56Sabine Parish44.7-0.9 pts
57Catahoula Parish43.6+1.8 pts
58Jackson Parish42.6-1 pts
59East Feliciana Parish42.5-0.5 pts
60Concordia Parish41.7+1.1 pts
61Madison Parish40.9-1.7 pts
62Tensas Parish40.6-1.3 pts
63Claiborne Parish38.4-3.5 pts
64East Carroll Parish33.6+8.1 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
  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=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 67.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Carroll Parish, with 33.6% in 2022.

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